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spoor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clue noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  • footstep noun The sound or mark made by a step while walking.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
  • scent noun A distinctive smell.
  • spore noun A tiny reproductive cell released by fungi, algae, or certain plants, capable of growing into a new organism.
  • spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
  • trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.
  • track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.
  • trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
  • vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

spoor is used for these senses in English:

  • clue Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
  • footstep (by extension, sometimes, figurative) The indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
  • railway track .
  • rut A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]
  • scent (figuratively) Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase.
  • spore A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.
  • spur A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
  • trace A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.

clue — full definition

  1. noun A piece of information or evidence that helps solve a problem or mystery.
  2. noun The short phrase that hints at an answer in a crossword or puzzle.

footstep — full definition

  1. noun The sound or mark made by a step while walking.
  2. noun A path or example set by someone earlier (figurative, usually "follow in someone's footsteps").

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