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