trace

noun/treɪs/

Frequency rank: #3,279 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A small sign that something has happened; to find or follow such signs.

Illustration for the English word “trace”

Example sentence

The detective found a faint trace of footprints near the crime scene.

Synonyms & related words

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