tread
VERBNOUN
/trɛd/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T
tread is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1E1A1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does tread mean?
VERB · 6 SENSES
1
Tread or stomp heavily or roughly.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Put down or press the foot, place the foot.
“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Apply (the tread) to a tire.
BROADER
4
Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center.
BROADER
5
Crush as if by treading on.
“tread grapes to make wine”
BROADER
6
Mate with.
“male birds tread the females”
BROADER
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground.
BROADER
2
A step in walking or running.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step.
BROADER
4
The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD