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tread


tread - noun

  • a step in walking or running
  • the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
  • the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
  • structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

  • tread - verb

    • put down or press the foot, place the foot
    • tread or stomp heavily or roughly
    • crush as if by treading on
    • brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
    • apply (the tread) to a tire
    • mate with

    tread - thesaurus

    pace   step   stride   trample  


    View spelling list Short /e/ spelled ea: set 1 and learn about the word tread in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 6. Short vowels e.g. e or ea? o or u? .

    Scrabble score for tread

    t is 1 r is 1 e is 1 a is 1 d is 2
    Scrabble score = 6

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