Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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trace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
watch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trace (noun) | watch (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 | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe |
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) |
an indication that something has been present | a small portable timepiece |
a suggestion of some quality | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty |
a just detectable amount | the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty |
trace (verb) | watch (verb) |
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follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
read with difficulty | look attentively |
make a mark or lines on a surface | be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful |
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of | observe without intervening |
pursue or chase relentlessly | observe or determine by looking |
to go back over again | see or watch |
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along | follow with the eyes or the mind |
discover traces of |