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Nouns (7)

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

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

touch

n. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"

shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

suggestion, hint

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

Verbs (9)

v. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"

retrace

v. to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"

hunt, hound

v. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"

draw, line, outline, 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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Fuzzynyms (167)

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

fragment

n. a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

part, piece

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

trivia, triviality, trifle, small beer

n. something of small importance

refinement, shade, subtlety, nicety, nuance

n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

communication

n. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

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

evidence

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

flicker, glint, spark

n. a momentary flash of light

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

relic, keepsake, souvenir, token

n. something of sentimental value

artifact, artefact

n. a man-made object taken as a whole

souvenir, memento

n. a reminder of past events

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

breath, hint, intimation

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

shadow, pursue

v. follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

rally, ride, tease, rag, taunt, cod, bait, twit, tantalize

v. harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

hassle, plague, harry, provoke, harass, beset, chivy, chivvy, chevy, molest

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

tease, bug, badger, harass, beleaguer, pester

v. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

heckle, harass

v. challenge aggressively

barrack, jeer, scoff, gibe, flout

v. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

stalk, haunt

v. follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

victimize, victimise, make a victim of

v. make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"

torture, torment, excruciate

v. subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

molest, harass sexually

v. harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to

abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat

v. treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

crush, suppress, oppress

v. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

harass, oppress, persecute

v. annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

torment, rag, dun, bedevil, tantalize, frustrate, crucify

v. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

copy, copy down

v. copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"

outline, delineate, limn, trace the shape of

v. trace the shape of

sketch, outline, chalk out

v. make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

graph

v. plot upon a graph

draw

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

rule, mark with a ruler

v. mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"

specify, define, give a definition for

v. determine the essential quality of

clarify, clear by heating

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

detail, go into detail

v. provide details for

enumerate, itemize, specify individually

v. specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

order, bring order into, bring order to

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

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