trail vs spoor
spoor vs trailtrail and spoor both are nouns.
trail is a verb but spoor is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spoor | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
spoor is a hyponym of
trail; that is, spoor is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
trail:
- trail: a track or mark left by something that has passed
- spoor: the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
Other hyponyms of trail include
slot.
| trail (noun) | spoor (noun) |
|---|---|
| a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game |
| evidence pointing to a possible solution | |
| a track or mark left by something that has passed |
| trail (verb) | spoor (verb) |
|---|---|
| drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | |
| hang down so as to drag along the ground | |
| go after with the intent to catch | |
| move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly | |
| to lag or linger behind |
Words related to "trail"
- Iditarod Trail
- Indian trail
- Santa Fe Trail
- cart track
- cartroad
- cattle trail
- chase
- chase after
- course
- dawdle
- deer trail
- dog
- drag
- drop back
- drop behind
- evidence
- fall back
- fall behind
- follow
- get behind
- give chase
- go
- go after
- grounds
- hang back
- horse-trail
- hound
- hunt
- lag
- lead
- locomote
- mountain trail
- move
- path
- pursue
- quest
- run down
- shack
- ski run
- ski trail
- slot
- spoor
- tag
- tail
- trace
- track
- trail
- trailer
- trailing
- train
- travel
- tree
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