Part
Part noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Trace
Trace noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case
How words are described
| particular | particular part | particular trace |
| single | single part | single trace |
| small | small part | small trace |
| active | active part | active trace |
| Other adjectives: entire, real, large, huge, little, easy, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Crossover: They did one with CSI first where first CSI broadcast their part and then the story continued with Without a Trace's part.
Source: Series / Without a Trace - While all brands of vodka have trace impurities, the difference in taste between the most and least expensive brands is, for the most part, almost nonexistent.
Source: Expensive Glass of Crap - However, it's only ever portrayed as very close friendship without a single trace of sexuality involved, probably in large part because most of the characters are in their early teens.
Source: No Hugging, No Kissing
Cite this Source
Trace and Part. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/trace
Part & Trace. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/trace>.
Trace or Part. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/part/trace.
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