tracks
plural of track
tracks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of track
• Starck, Strack
Source: Wiktionary
Track, n. Etym: [OF.trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D.trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. Trick.]
1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel. The bright track of his fiery car. Shak.
2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint. Far from track of men. Milton.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The entire lower surface of the foot;-said of birds, ect.
4. A road; a beaten path. Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. Dryden.
5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, ect.
7. (Raolroad)
Definition: The permanent way; the rails.
8. Etym: [Perhaps a mistake for tract.]
Definition: A tract or area, as of land. [Obs.] "Small tracks of ground." Fuller. Track scale, a railway scale. See under Railway.
Track, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tracked; p. pr. & vb. n. tracking.]
Definition: To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow. It was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses. Macaulay.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
