| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| trace | noun | One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug., A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace., A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; — hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr., A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige., The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane., The ground plan of a work or works., To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing., To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens., Hence, to follow the trace or track of., To copy; to imitate., To walk over; to pass through; to traverse., To walk; to go; to travel. |
| track | noun | A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel., A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint., The entire lower surface of the foot; — said of birds, etc., A road; a beaten path., Course; way; as, the track of a comet., A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc., The permanent way; the rails., A tract or area, as of land., To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow., To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow. |
| tract | noun | A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion., Something drawn out or extended; expanse., A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea., Traits; features; lineaments., The footprint of a wild beast., Track; trace., Treatment; exposition., Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of speech., Continued or protracted duration; length; extent., Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; — so called because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in the antiphons., To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. |