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3toy adjective 1 : DIMINUTIVE

2 : designed for use as a toy

tp abbreviation 1 title page

2 township

tpk or tpke abbreviation turnpike

tr abbreviation 1 translated; translation; translator

2 transpose

3 troop

1trace noun 1 a : a mark (as a footprint or track) left by something that has passed

b : a path or trail beaten by or as if by the passage of feet

2 : a minute or barely detectable amount

3 : a sign or evidence of some past thing

Synonyms

[1a] imprint, track, trail—more at TRACK

[1b] footpath, path, track, trail—more at TRAIL

[2] glimmer, hint, particle, shadow, suspicion, touch—more at PARTICLE

[3] relic, shadow, vestige—more at VESTIGE

2trace verb traced; trac·ing 1 : to mark out : SKETCH

2 : to form (as letters) carefully

3 : to copy (a drawing) by marking lines on transparent paper laid over the drawing to be copied

4 : to follow the trail of : track down

5 : to study out and follow the development of

— trace·able adjective

Synonyms

[1] define, delineate, outline, silhouette, sketch—more at OUTLINE

[4] chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, track, trail—more at FOLLOW

3trace noun : either of two lines of a harness for fastening a draft animal to a vehicle

trac·er noun 1 : one that traces

2 : ammunition containing a chemical to mark the flight of projectiles by a trail of smoke or fire

trac·ery noun, plural -er·ies : ornamental work having a design with branching or interlacing lines

tra·chea noun, plural -che·ae also -che·as or -chea : the main tube by which air passes from the larynx to the lungs of vertebrates

— tra·che·al adjective

tra·che·ot·o·my noun, plural -mies : the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea esp. through the skin

trac·ing noun 1 : the act of one that traces

2 : something that is traced

3 : a graphic record made by an instrument for measuring vibrations or pulsations

Synonyms

chase, following, pursuit—more at PURSUIT

1track noun 1 : a mark left in passing

2 : a path, trail, or road made by the passage of animals, people, or vehicles

3 : a course laid out for racing; also : track-and-field sports

4 : one of a series of paths along which material (as music) is recorded (as on a compact disc or magnetic tape)

5 : the course along which something moves; especially : a way made by two parallel lines of metal rails

6 : awareness of a fact or progression

7 : either of two endless metal belts on which a vehicle (as a bulldozer) travels

Synonyms

[1] imprint, trace, trail; also footprint, footstep, path, print, step, tread; artifact, evidence, leavings, mark, relic, remainder, reminder, remnant, residual, residue, sign, spoor, telltale, token, vestige; clue, cue, hint, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion; scent, shadow, whiff

[2] footpath, path, trace, trail—more at TRAIL

2track verb 1 a : to follow the tracks or traces of : TRAIL

b : to search for by following evidence until found

2 : to observe the moving path of (as a missile)

3 : to make tracks on

4 : to carry (as mud) on the feet and deposit

— track·er noun

Synonyms

[1a] chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, trace, trail—more at FOLLOW

usually track down [1b] ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hit, hunt, learn, locate, run down, scout—more at FIND

track·age noun : lines of railway track

track–and–field adjective : of or relating to athletic contests held on a running track or on the adjacent field

1tract noun 1 : an area without precise boundaries

2 : a defined area of land

3 : a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function

Synonyms

[1] belt, land, region, zone—more at REGION

[2] field, ground, lot, parcel, plat, plot—more at FIELD

2tract noun : a pamphlet of political or religious propaganda

trac·ta·ble adjective : easily controlled : DOCILE

Synonyms

amenable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient,