| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
|---|
| Sounds | treh'd |
|---|---|
| Rhymes | abed, aforesaid, ahead, and 86 more rhymes in ehd at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A step in walking or running. |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pace, stride |
| Part of | walk, walking |
| Broader | step |
| Verbs | tread |
| Meaning | The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire. |
|---|---|
| Part of | pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre |
| Broader | surface |
| Verbs | tread |
| Meaning | The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground. |
|---|---|
| Broader | contact, tangency |
| Meaning | Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step. |
|---|---|
| Part of | step, stair |
| Broader | structural member |
| Meaning | Put down or press the foot, place the foot. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" |
| Synonyms | step |
| Narrower | step on, tread on |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Nouns | tread |
| Meaning | Tread or stomp heavily or roughly. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | The children tread to the playground |
| Synonyms | trample |
| Entailed by | beat |
| Narrower | treadle |
| Broader | walk |
| Meaning | Crush as if by treading on. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "tread grapes to make wine" |
| Broader | squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze |
| Meaning | Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | brace |
| Meaning | Apply (the tread) to a tire. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | give, apply |
| Nouns | tread |
| Meaning | Mate with. |
|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "male birds tread the females" |
| Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple |