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"

English

Etymology

etyl af from etyl nl spoor, akin to Old English spor

Pronunciation

• (UK) /spʊə/
• (US) /spʊɹ/

Noun

1. The track, trail or droppings of an animal

Verb

1. To track an animal by following its spoor

Dutch

Noun

spoor,

1. spoor
2. spore
3. (railway) track

Derived terms

• treinspoor
• voetspoor

Spoor can mean:-

• Spoor (animal), a term for any signs of a creature, in animal tracking: see :wiktionary:spoor.
• Spoor (comics).
• Spoor (album), an album by Thin White Rope.
• Spoor (plant) having reached a state of producing and releasing spores; gone to 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