trace

Seek and locate

Trace connects ideas of following a path and leaving a mark.

A trace is a small amount of something, barely detectable: traces of poison in the water, The smile vanished without a trace.

To trace is to follow the course of something: trace a river to its source, trace the history of an idea, trace a missing person.

You can also trace by copying lines through transparent paper.

A trace element exists in minute quantities.

There was a trace of sadness in her voice.

remnant

vestige

Faint surviving trace

residueMatter left behind
fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
relicPreserved ancient object

echo · shadow · leftover · remainder · hint · whisper · ghost · imprint · artifact · fossil

amount

hint

Indirect suggestion

touchPerceiving through physical contact
dashQuick burst or pinch
smidgenVery small quantity

tinge · bit · drop · speck · iota · scintilla · modicum · suggestion · whisper · sliver

tracking

follow

Go behind another

pursuitAct of chasing something
pathRoute for traveling
footstepsSounds of walking

scent · spoor · route · course · hunt · pursue · shadow · tail · stalk · locate

evidence

clue

Solving aid

fingerprintFriction ridge impression
DNAHereditary code molecule
fiberPlant-based digestive aid

hair · bloodstain · footprint · shoeprint · residue · fragment · ballistics · forensics · sample · specimen

outline

sketch

Hasty informal drawing

drawCreate with pencil
copyIdentical reproduction made
contourBounding line of shape

silhouette · profile · line · shape · form · template · pattern · overlay · transfer · reproduce

detect

locate

Discover the position of

findLocate through effort
discoverFind something unknown
uncoverReveal what's hidden

identify · pinpoint · search · investigate · probe · analyze · examine · monitor · source · origin

trace

vestige

hint

follow

clue

sketch

locate

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