Trace and Wash

Trace

Trace noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.

Wash and trace are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wash" instead a noun "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

Wash

Wash noun - Spongy land saturated or partially covered with water.

Trace and wash are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Trace" instead a noun "Wash".

Nearby Words: washed, washing, washer, washroom, washable

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

particular particular trace particular wash
complete complete trace complete wash
real real trace real wash
slow slow trace slow wash
Other adjectives: slight, noticeable, abandoned, local.

Common collocations

face trace face wash face

Both words in one sentence

  • Lava is Boiling Kool-Aid In StarCraft II one of the missions features "tides" of lava that repeatedly wash over the lower grounds of the area and then retreat without a trace.
  • At the tail of the parade was a row of trucks spraying water on the streets to "wash off the trace of Fascism." This Romanesque triumphal parade of captured enemies showed the Allies just how good the Soviets were, and demoralized the Nazis.
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