tread vs contact
contact vs treadtread and contact both are nouns.
tread and contact both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tread | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| contact | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
contact is a hypernym of
tread; that is, contact is a
word with a broader meaning than tread:
- tread: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
- contact: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Other hypernyms of tread include
tangency.
| tread (noun) | contact (noun) |
|---|---|
| a step in walking or running | the act of touching physically |
| structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step | close interaction |
| the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact |
| the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire | a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication |
| a channel for communication between groups | |
| a communicative interaction | |
| the physical coming together of two or more things | |
| a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | |
| the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity |
| tread (verb) | contact (verb) |
|---|---|
| crush as if by treading on | be in or establish communication with |
| brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center | be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
| mate with (used of male birds) | |
| tread or stomp heavily or roughly | |
| put down or press the foot, place the foot | |
| apply (the tread) to a tire |
Words related to "tread"
Words related to "contact"
- abut
- adhere
- adjoin
- attach
- border
- breaker point
- brush
- butt
- butt against
- butt on
- chafe
- channel
- cleave
- cling
- cohere
- collision
- communicate
- communicating
- communication
- communication channel
- conjunction
- connectedness
- connection
- contact arm
- contact lens
- converge
- cover
- distributor point
- drop a line
- edge
- electrical contact
- electronics
- engagement
- environ
- eye contact
- fair ball
- flick
- fray
- fret
- get hold of
- get through
- happening
- hit
- hug
- impact
- impinging
- inter-group communication
- interaction
- intercommunicate
- interlocking
- junction
- laying on
- lean against
- lean on
- lens
- lens system
- lense
- liaison
- line
- link
- march
- meet
- mesh
- meshing
- middleman
- natural event
- occurrence
- occurrent
- osculation
- p-n junction
- physical contact
- ping
- placement
- point
- pole
- raise
- reach
- representative
- rest on
- ring
- rub
- scratch
- short
- short circuit
- skirt
- snick
- sound bow
- spread over
- stick
- striking
- surround
- tangency
- terminal
- touch
- touching
- tread
- wipe
- wiper
- wiper arm
- write
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