verb Download 🔗Share To step or walk (on or over something); to trample. Examples : "The muddy dog treads all over the clean floor, leaving paw prints. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To step or walk upon. Examples : "Actors tread the boards." action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat or press with the feet. Examples : "to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path" action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc. Examples : "The performer treads the boards, captivating the audience with each step. " action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue. Examples : "The bully treads on the younger student's dreams by constantly mocking his artwork. " action war politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To copulate; said of (especially male) birds. Examples : "The rooster treads the hen in the barnyard. " animal biology bird sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a male bird) To copulate with. Examples : "The rooster treads the hen in the farmyard. " animal sex bird biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A step taken with the foot. Examples : "The worn treads on the old wooden stairs creaked with each step. " action way part body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A manner of stepping. Examples : "Her light treads didn't wake the baby. " way action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sound made when someone or something is walking. Examples : "We could hear the heavy treads of Dad's boots on the stairs. " sound action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A way; a track or path. Examples : "The worn treads of the wooden staircase showed how many people had used it over the years. " way direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs. Examples : "The children carefully wiped the mud off their boots before walking on the wooden treads of the staircase. " architecture part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. Examples : "The car's worn treads made it unsafe to drive in the rain because they couldn't grip the wet road. " vehicle part machine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction. Examples : "The new work boots have deep treads to prevent slipping on the factory floor. " wear part item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle. Examples : "The cook carefully separated the egg white, pointing out the ropy white treads still attached to the yolk. " biology animal food part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back. Examples : "The farmer observed the rooster's treads in the chicken coop this morning. " animal bird sex biology action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (fortification) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet. Examples : "The soldiers carefully swept the treads of the earthen fort, ensuring a stable footing before preparing to defend the wall. " architecture military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together. Examples : "The veterinarian examined the horse's hooves carefully, looking for any signs of treads caused by its awkward gait. " animal medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading