trace :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

n. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

n. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

trace, hint, suggestion

n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

trace, shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

trace

v. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"

trace

v. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

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speck, pinpoint

n. a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"

fragment

n. an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"

piece

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer

n. something of small importance

tad, shade

n. a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"

communication

n. a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"

connection, connexion, connectedness

n. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"

dash, dah

n. the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

hint, intimation, breath

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

crumb

n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake

evidence

n. an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

flicker, spark, glint

n. a momentary flash of light