vestige (noun)
11vestige — [ vɛstɪdʒ] noun 1》 a trace or remnant. ↘[usu. with negative] the smallest amount. 2》 Biology a vestigial part or organ. Origin ME: from Fr., from L. vestigium footprint …
12vestige — [ˈvestɪdʒ] noun [C] formal a very small sign that remains when something has almost disappeared Syn: trace …
13vestige — /ˈvɛstɪdʒ / (say vestij) noun 1. a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something which is no longer present or in existence. 2. a surviving evidence or memorial of some condition, practice, etc. 3. a very slight trace or amount of something. 4.… …
14dreg — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse dregg; perhaps akin to Latin fraces dregs of oil Date: 14th century 1. sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated from it ; lees usually used in plural 2. the most undesirable par …
15radiocarbon dating — noun A method of estimating the age of an artifact or biological vestige based on the relative amounts of the different isotopes of carbon present in a sample. Syn: carbon dating …
16spunk — noun informal 1》 courage and determination. 2》 Brit. vulgar slang semen. 3》 Austral. a sexually attractive person. Origin C16 (in the sense a spark, vestige ): of unknown origin; perh. a blend of spark1 and obs. funk spark …
17relic — noun Syn: artefact, historical object, antiquity, remnant, vestige, remains …
18indicant — noun 1. something that serves to indicate or suggest an indication of foul play indications of strain symptoms are the prime indicants of disease • Syn: ↑indication • Derivationally related forms: ↑indicate, ↑in …
19prothallial cell — noun : one of the cells produced by the first division of the microspore in a gymnosperm and believed to be a vestige related to the fern prothallus …
20trace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from tracer to trace Date: 14th century 1. archaic a course or path that one follows 2. a. a mark or line left by something that has passed; also footprint b. a path, trail, or road made by… …
