Are you trying to hyphenate traces? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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A just detectable amount He speaks French with a trace of an accent |
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An indication that something has been present There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim A tincture of condescension |
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A suggestion of some quality There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone He detected a ghost of a smile on her face |
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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 |
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Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree |
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A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle |
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Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba Trace the student's progress |
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Make a mark or lines on a surface Draw a line Trace the outline of a figure in the sand |
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To go back over again We retraced the route we took last summer Trace your path |
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Pursue or chase relentlessly The hunters traced the deer into the woods The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him |
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Discover traces of She traced the circumstances of her birth |
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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 |
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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 |
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Read with difficulty Can you decipher this letter? The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs |