tread

/tred/ n [C] (STEP)

Definition

› the sound that someone’s feet make in walking: I heard the heavy tread of my father overhead. › A tread is also the horizontal surface on which you put your foot on a step.

(Definition of tread n (STEP) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tray n
treacherous adj DANGEROUS
treacherous adj NOT LOYAL
treachery n
tread n PATTERN
tread n STEP
tread v TAKE STEP
tread water idiom
treadmill n
treason n
treasure hunt n

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