Spoor

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spoor \Spoor\ (sp[=oo]r), n. [D. spoor; akin to AS. spor, G.
     spur, and from the root of E. spur. [root]171. See {Spur}.]
     The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an
     elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spoor \Spoor\, v. i.
     To follow a spoor or trail. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spoor
       n : the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter
           follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's
           spoor"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "spoor":
     aroma, breath, broad hint, catchword, clue, condensation trail,
     contrail, course, cue, cue word, definite odor, detectable odor,
     effluvium, emanation, essence, evidence, exhalation, flavor,
     footstep, fragrance, fume, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer,
     glimmering, hint, hot lead, implication, index, indication,
     inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, key, key word, kick,
     lead, line, look, nod, nudge, odor, path, piste, prompt, redolence,
     savor, scent, sign, signal, signs, smell, stench, step,
     subtle odor, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, telltale, tip-off,
     trace, traces, track, tract, trail, vapor trail, vestige, wake,
     whiff, whisper, wink