Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tread | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pace (noun) | tread (noun) |
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a step in walking or running | a step in walking or running |
the relative speed of progress or change | structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step |
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride | the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground |
the distance covered by a step | the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire |
the rate of moving (especially walking or running) | |
the rate of some repeating event |
pace (verb) | tread (verb) |
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measure (distances) by pacing | crush as if by treading on |
regulate or set the pace of | brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center |
walk with slow or fast paces | mate with (used of male birds) |
go at a pace | tread or stomp heavily or roughly |
put down or press the foot, place the foot | |
apply (the tread) to a tire |