Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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trace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hint | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trace (noun) | hint (noun) |
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a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image | an indirect suggestion |
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | a slight indication |
an indication that something has been present | an indication of potential opportunity |
a suggestion of some quality | a slight but appreciable amount |
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | a just detectable amount |
a just detectable amount |
trace (verb) | hint (verb) |
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follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | drop a hint; intimate by a hint |
read with difficulty | |
make a mark or lines on a surface | |
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of | |
pursue or chase relentlessly | |
to go back over again | |
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along | |
discover traces of |