Trace
Trace noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.
Wash
Wash noun - Spongy land saturated or partially covered with water.
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
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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.
Source: Lava is Boiling Kool-Aid - 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.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Real Life
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Wash and Trace. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/trace/wash
Trace & Wash. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/trace/wash>.
Wash or Trace. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/trace/wash.
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