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Sentence Examples The step from the ground to the first tread will then be the same height as the other steps after the treads are attached to the stringers. The streets were so very quiet that the steady tread of my hobnailed boots muffled by the ground frost sounded unnatural. The Red-Breasted Merganser is also a bold world traveler, plying icy waters where usually only scoters and eiders dare to tread. Tires have built-in wear indicators that appear as a bald strip when there is 1.6 millimeters of tread remaining. I tread dangerous ground, for normal reaction would surely bring instant denouncement to this apparently absurd notion. There was ne'er a gossoon in the village dared tread on the tail of my coat. At the bottom the gunwale board was seamed to the next board with tread seam and further down with rivet nails of iron. I managed to tread on another rock, which made me wobble a bit, Danielle quickly grabbling me to stop me plummeting over the side to my death. There are tread marks leading up to where the imprints are, so I follow them. Red mounted the steps of Claw's headquarters with measured tread, the chill of the night air leaving him. It has made a pact with winter, evolving to hunt on ridges at high elevations, chasing prey across snowbanks where other predators fear to tread. The front nearside tyre was two thirds smooth with no tread and the front offside tyre was one third smooth with very little tread. As he continued, now hoping that someone would notice him and offer assistance, he thought he heard the sound of a familiar tread. Then she heard the soft tread of paws running towards the encampment full speed. There's a place where boys perhaps wisely fear to tread, somewhere where the boundaries of rock and jazz blur. Beneath the surface of small-town serenity lies a dark domain where innocents dare not tread and unpredictability is the norm. She exclaimed happily in greeting as she heard the light tread of his boots on the kitchen tile. And I'm starting to hear the steady tread of a group of footsteps, heavy and full of impending danger. It was an informal chat and we were told that some people are able for the slagging better then others and to tread lightly. Until then, the lesser nations have to tread warily and negotiate with wisdom. Show More Sentences My bare feet tread lightly on the dirt floor, sweat already beginning to bead on my brow. At the moment the course is a blaze of colour and it is a privilege to tread the lush fairways and lightning fast greens. To resist the will of the sovereign was treason, and to avoid exile, or even the block, it was necessary to tread carefully. But in a case like this, they have an obligation to tread with the utmost care. With energetic Mars and changeable Uranus in your home sector all month, tread carefully when dealing with housemates. As Trey notes, to be certified for diving you have to swim two hundred yards and tread water for ten minutes. Also, stomping all over the place in your street shoes where others tread barefoot is a health hazard. As part of his basic training Kevin had to swim 200 metres and tread water for two minutes. Dotted throughout the landscape are land mines, buried for unwary feet to tread on. I tread on his foot to get him going, so we're on our way out, and another ten per cent comes off. If your old hiking shoes no longer provide support or have lost their tread, it's time to give them the boot. I carefully tread the hundred or so feet of concrete out into the water, and sit down at the end. Hither came Conan to tread the jeweled thrones of earth under his sandaled feet. They were old and had no tread, but she knew if she went back inside to change them she wouldn't go back out. Ditch your old pair when the tread or heel wear out, and invest in shoes that offer the best support. Then there was one brief wild rush, the ground shaking under the tread of cattle and horses. I tread cautiously here, firstly because my one posted review, which has no comments as of this writing, is quite weak, if inoffensively so. The darker the drink, the more congeners and other hangover-causing substances you'll imbibe, so tread warily around ports and heavy red wines. But United pay his weekly wages so Keane is careful not to tread on the precious egos of anybody still at the club. She quickly recognized the heavy tread of her father and straightened her spine in response. Show More Sentences He was paralyzed by the agony, unable to move even as he felt the heavy tread of General Powell's feet as he came to stand above him. A moment later the front door opened and Ben heard the heavy tread of Hoss's boots against the porch boards. Nobuyuki Yamaguchi concedes that conservationists need to tread warily in the U.K., a nation of pet lovers. Players cannot touch the sides or floor of the pool, and must tread water even when not involved in play. The entrants would have to be ever conscious of the struggle, and tread carefully and watchfully. There is grip only where asphalt and tread come in contact, with no water between them. The tread portion of the tyre is tough, but the side wall of a radial tyre is notoriously weak. To follow in the Buddhas' footsteps to nirvana requires that one be shown the way, specifically how to tread the Eightfold Noble Path. One method involves taking an imprint of the contact between the tread and the track. We must always tread carefully when folk history diverges from the official line. So tread lightly and confront the issue of what's going on in her family only if she reaches out to you for help. But he also has to tread carefully, as he will need road hauliers to get products out of goods yards to their eventual destinations. He might be local, he might be friendly, so you've got to tread carefully but at the same time keep your wits about you. At best, Washington policymakers seem content to tread water in the rising tide of red ink. When you step onto the cupped stair tread of an old farm cottage or Victorian rambler you think of all the people who passed this way before you. The tire tread touches the ground the least amount in this vertical position. One is idle, because the terrain is so difficult that its looped tread has actually come off its wheels. He founded a sect which holds him up as the Great Exemplar of mankind, and scarcely one member of which even tries to tread in his footsteps. Even programmes such as Coupling, a laddish show loosely based on Friends, tread a predictable path, well within acceptable limits. Shaggy yaks tread the icy pastures, their huge bodies belying their importance in mountain life. Show More Sentences Or, to be accurate, they probably had the same teachers but chose to tread a different path with the occasional forays into other territories. The lack of tread on the soles saw me fly into the air and nearly land face first on the treadmill. At the grave risk of committing sacrilege, let's tread some dangerous ground infested with landmines. It is a non-pneumatic wheel, made up of a rubber tread bonded to the hub through flexible spokes. The Pump Engine adjoining the tread wheels was put in motion by human force. Scores of young performers are preparing to tread the boards at York's Grand Opera House when its summer youth production opens next week. Moreover, with its deeper tread and a super-strong carcass, the L06S tire can be retreaded too. Applicants should have completed the equivalent of advanced lessons and be able to tread water and swim two lengths of the pool. Remember, most punctures are caused by something sticking to the tread and working through during numerous wheel revolutions. The dances of Manipur are known for their lyrical grace, lightness of tread and delicacy of hand gestures. In scene 1, Mystic Circles of the Maidens, thirteen women tread in a tight ring at the centre. They were not long in coming, and the quick light step of Mel was followed by the slow tread of Bridget. Good garden steps should have a slight riser and a broad tread that will accommodate a foot without crowding. He lives in hope that he can find more people willing to walk a financial tightrope so that others can tread the boards. But the trail is a continuous series of undulations, and the tread way itself is very rocky and rooty, with short, steep climbs. The first movement moves to a too-stately tread, although the 16th note runs are light enough. Time and again, in areas where hardened hoods tread warily, I see lost tourists in leisurewear by Tommy Hilfiger and accessories by Gucci. Peeling back the tape reveals a wad of four layers of pieces of tire tread taped together with black electrical tape. Of all the recent attempts to tread this fine line between quality and humor, he does it better than almost anyone. Through the half-open door, she heard the unmistakable tread of Justus the steward, dragging one lame foot on the stone path through the kitchen garden. Show More Sentences If angels fear to tread this particular route, few would blame them. For the moment hordes of visitors tread warily around it, even though it's fenced off and held rigidly in place by massive steel cables attached to an unattractive girdle. In the meantime people and children walking in this area of the woods should be careful how they tread since there are many branches sticking up out of the ground. They'll still be rank outsiders when it comes down to the final four, but my advice to whoever they meet in the semifinals is to tread with caution. Last month, about 80 children, aged between eight and 11, auditioned for the Christmas pantomime, all hoping to tread the boards alongside the cast. I need to tread very carefully since there are certain matters that are before the courts, and I know only too well about being chucked in jail for contempt of court. The entrance hall with open tread staircase and polished parquet flooring leads to a drawing room and bar area with a beamed ceiling and a timber floor. With flounder, sole, fluke, turbot, halibut, bass, trout, John Dory or orange roughy, we must tread lightly, especially with regard to bitterness. And while the common law judges, with the prestige, wealth and cunning of the national government behind them, were ascendant forces, they had to tread rather softly. In order to prevent wet powder snow from sticking to the dirt that works its way into the tread pattern, the kick zone especially needs to stay clean. Cut a replacement tread and insert it into the dados in the stringers. Time was I'd sit through a night like this, welcome the dawn, tread the dewy grass and catch an hour or so of sleep before the world yawned and started about its business. He seemed to think that after that boffo first debate, he could just tread water. I felt I had to tread carefully because the man, were he alive, would not appreciate a discussion of his bowels. But while the desire to escape the British climate may be strong, you need to tread warily if your dream home in the sun is not to become a nightmare. All novels after the first in a series have to tread a line between standing alone and catering for the faithful reader who will be irritated by constant recapitulations. The United Supreme Court should tread lightly before striking down laws enacted by our democratically elected officials. He is just following the tread marks and signs on the tennis alley. All you need is the will to blindly tread where no man has stooped before. A group of teenage theatre-lovers who have overcome disability to tread the boards and win rave reviews have had their acting ability endorsed at the highest level. Show More Sentences The tread and riser of each step is proportionately different so that consecutive steps require slightly different muscular effort, which Steele thought would reduce fatigue. Plush but tidy brown hush puppies softened the girl's tread, and she walked with a slight shuffle, back hunched a bit, as if she were trying to hide from the world. The years like Great Black Oxen tread the world And God the herdsman goads them on behind. The Gods, of whom this book is offered as a theogony, are several and complex, modern gods, who are less inclined to steer our lives than to simply tread on the accelerator. The popularity of hospitalists has increased dramatically in the last two decades, but they tread an insulated path. This condition is very infectious, so do not walk around barefoot where other people are likely to tread or allow sharing of thongs, sandals, or towels. Before long, the line of blocks emerged as the top tread of a massive flight of steps that must have been part of a large public building, later revealed as the town basilica. There are no painted signs to repel native beachcombers and yet it seems the indigenous people know instinctively where to tread, where not to go. Slicks have no tread and are used for best traction on a dry track. Thrillers tread a narrow line between clear blue water and sheep dip. When there is no sound coming from Mayo it is time to tread warily. I have to tread carefully, because certain persons who might claim to have been there too are liable to be up in arms the moment I stray more than an inch from the truth. It's also clear to see how Amanda's brief motocross career prepared her for making strides in sports where women have to tread carefully so not to step on macho male toes. So, our extra-terrestrial analyst might warn that it should tread carefully when attempting to ease the burden on those with substantial childcare costs. Moreover, there was also a concern in 1988 to tread carefully with interest rate rises for fear of triggering a re-run of the October 1987 stock market plunge. All bullies are victims, they all tread on others to make themselves feel safer, and once Alex seemed impermeable she was the must-have friend and defender. There is no noise, until one hears the soft, heavy tread of a large woman, walking slowly to the chair, and with great care lowering herself onto the chair. The distant tread of booted feet sounded above me and I smiled. The sound of the manservant's heavy tread dragged him out of his thoughts. Eventually I hear distant voices which grow louder and louder and then the opening of the door before the heavy tread of footsteps along the landing to my room. Show More Sentences He began to pace slightly, his familiar heavy tread thudding in my ears as if he were marching in my head, crushing with his boots my own thoughts and dreams. They shared the ensuing silence amicably, until the heavy tread of boot-clad feet rumbled on the narrow wooden porch of the inn's street frontage. The distance between vertical members on the stairs is the same as for a deck, and a 6-inch maximum from the bottom rail to the tread is usually required. An examination showed the left main wheel had shed its tread and deflated. He was an actor who dared to tread the boards at the York Theatre Royal in the 18th century, when it was known to host one of the most raucous and truculent audiences around. Thespians from the North Kerry area are set to tread the boards yet again in what promises to be a side-splitting feast of comedy drama for audiences. While a person is feeling the tread, the entire tire should also be inspected for such safety-related damage as cuts, cracks, blisters, or bulges. The novel tyre gauge allows the motorist to conduct a cursor check of his or her car to see that the tread depth is above the legal limit of 1.6mm. In the early hours of each morning you had to tread with caution, because spillage was common and the air was often filled with a rather unsavoury perfume. She was in a snit when she left the farm, so you best tread carefully. With vocal sounds that either sing or groan like a didgeridoo, his emissions almost tread beyond the confines of the saxophonic existence. From my experience, group projects usually end in Big Brother-style backstabbing at the best of times, so tread carefully. A repair shop may be able to resole some of your favorites with a solid tread, which prevents slipping and makes lifting feet easier. Tyre tread depth above 2mm will improve your stopping distance and reduce the risk of aquaplaning. He's in a bad mood today, so you might want to tread lightly if you talk to him. Is that the heavy tread of the ticketwielding boys in royal blue goosestepping towards us as we speak? Nevertheless, this book is about the truth, the good and the bad, so I will tread into the forbidden territory, the Mordor of motherhood. In our naivete, we sometimes go rushing in where angels fear to tread. As part of BDSM play they can enhance the domineering tread of a mistress or hobble the steps of a slave. Moonwort is an herb which they say will open locks, and unshoe such horses as tread upon it. Show More Sentences She says that Italy must tread carefully not to allow this to happen. The interim, however, is ours, and here we must tread carefully. As your feet tread the gruff of mountain heather Sugarloaf mountain almost winks at you from a distance, enticing you nearer. This study determined how wheelchair tire composition and tread affect rolling resistance. To avoid these dreadful consequences, that tread upon the heels of those allowances to sin, will be a task of far more difficulty. The two men have never met, but Rick has a standing offer to tread on Willum's welcome mat. A variety of watchbands are also available including black stainless steel, black leather and black rubber tread. A double file of camels with sumptuous housings moved with dignified and unhasty tread after the litters. Southwest said Goodyear Flight Radials on the nose landing gear of 133 Boeing 737-700 aircraft registered 28 percent more landings per tread compared to bias-ply tires. The tyre, the surface, the tread delaminating and, blowing up. I am resolved to forsake Malta, tread a pilgrimage to fair Jerusalem. The Professional Footballers' Association have urged LUTON TOWN to tread carefully before asking their playing staff to take a wage cut or a deferment of part of their salary. To eliminate the pooling of the adhesive, a nonpattern tread was used. Applications for the firm's machines include guillotines, tread tray trucks, web handling, skivers and bias cutters, and tire finishing equipment. But when, after a singularly heavy tread and the jingle of spurs on the platform, the door flew open to the newcomer, he seemed a realization of our worst expectations. Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, history suggests it might be best to tread carefully and see how Hearts get on under new manager Casaba Laszio. Goths and vampyres warily tread, near where the Griffin lays his head. Examples from Classical Literature The Arabian camel is notable for his sure tread, but the bactrian species is still more remarkable in this respect. And now the odd-man, with the surreptitious air of one engaged in a nefarious act, was putting a new tread on the stairs. He was as brown as a berry, and walked softly, with almost a catlike tread. He followed the usher, who preceded him with measured tread, holding his Black Rod. The musicians walked first, making a deafening clatter of kettledrums in time with the heavy tread of the soldiers. Suddenly in quick pace against a fugal tread of lower voices, a light skipping figure dances in the high wood. The road was not miry, but gluey, and reluctant, and wearisome to the tread. It was fair, and so long that when standing up she could tread on it and bend her head forward. Loves path, on which Sir John was known now to tread with the step of intensity, seemed smooth as the ice of Inglewood. All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom. The latter was carpeted with a mat of sea-grass, and my chaussure was light, so that my tread was as silent as that of a girl. With careful tread he passed over a hopscotch court with its forgotten pickeystone. The tread is therefore on the toes, and the wrist is high up above the ground. He walked not only well and swiftly, but with a lightness and springiness of tread, such as few young men even have. Dead breaths I living breathe, tread dead dust, devour a urinous offal from all dead. I would rather be run over by a steam-roller than tread on the least of your outlying feelings, dearest. Strolling companies of players will crack the dusty boards tonight with the tread of buskin and cothurnus. The well-known plantigrade tread of bears is a primitive characteristic which has survived from their creodont ancestry. The heavy tread of the elephant was like clouds brushing the crests of the forest. Swift in the path their majesties would tread The showman flung green baize and Turkey red. Show More Sentences My goats eat cytisus, and goatswort, and tread the lentisk shoots, and lie at ease among the arbutus. Two companies of the Gloucesters lined a sangar on the tread of the sole, to prevent any one getting too near to the heel. The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. A firm tread had Mother Scoville, a light hand with pastry, and a will that was adamant. Albion like Milton must tread the difficult way of self-annihilation and judgment. Miss Sommerton rose and stepped with firm, self-reliant tread on the landing. As soon as the tread of hostile battalions had echoed on her soil, the sons of the Palmetto State flew to their posts. Now they looked out into great abysses, a trestle purring beneath their tread, or up to rocks that barred out half the stars. But Zinzendorf was not long allowed to tread the primrose path of peace. Restrain also the keen fury of my heart which provokes me to tread the ways of blood-curdling strife. Their heads might have been turned upside-down, so absolutely did they tread upon blue ether. His tread will be heavier and heavier upon the broad and beaten track. The newcomer went quickly, with catlike tread, toward the girl. The Jerseys were handsome ground enough for Washington to tread, and London streets for the feet of Milton. Presently they heard the muffled tread of a horse, and the farmer rode up to the barndoor. Shakespeare says something about worms, or it may be giants or beetles, turning if you tread on them too severely. The year is gone, we still unite To joke and laugh and read, And tread the path of literature That doth to glory lead. In some months of the year, however, there often chances a forenoon when affairs move onward with a livelier tread. She could hear Madame Antoine's heavy, scraping tread as she walked back and forth on the sanded floor. Oxen tread the wheat from the ear, after the fashion prevalent in the time of Methuselah. Show More Sentences The next thought that occurred to him was one that made him slip off his shoes and tread lightly upstairs, to listen at the bedroom doors. Assemblies of well-dressed mobs meet at each other's houses, tear each other's clothes, tread on each other's toes. No, I will tear his image from my bosom, tread on him, spurn him. Two resolute men, well acquainted with these northern wilds, and skilful in tracking the tread of man and horse. Her stealthy paws tread the very hall Where Snowball used to play, But she only spits at the dogs our pet So gallantly drove away. But there is still the ruined wall, and near it the stealthy tread of the foe that would win over again his unforgotten triumph. Then after a long interval came the heavy tread of a policeman, and they held their breath till he was gone. The noise of wheels and tread of people were as hushed, as if the streets had been strewn that depth with feathers. Thou comest with stealthy tread, like the midnight marauder. She could hear his tread marching into her life, and could see his face. After carrying a heavy pack so long, I seemed to tread on air. Where the eager crowd is moiling, struggling on with weary tread! But 'hungry generations' soon tread down the muser in a city. If he was a fortress she was a mountain peak, whom all might tread, but whom the snows made nightly virginal. As he went, he felt as if the oaken floor were elastic beneath his tread. Must I plough always a solitary furrow, and tread the winepress alone? The cat-like springiness in his tread was a little more pronounced than usual, and his eyes were bright and snappy. The Beeb boozer will have guests milling around, including cast members so the One Direction lads might have to be careful they don't tread on Danny Dyer's toes. The pupils then entered among themselves upon a competitive examination on the subject of Boots, with the view of ascertaining who could tread the hardest upon whose toes. He stepped as if he expected to tread upon some explosive thing. Show More Sentences I suppose, monsieur that you are not a fool, and that you knew very well, although coming from Gascony, that people do not tread upon handkerchiefs without a reason. So etherealised by spirit as he was, and so apotheosised by worshipping admirers, did his footsteps, in the procession, really tread upon the dust of earth? They went heavenward, supporting each other along the difficult path which it was their lot to tread, and never wasted one regretful thought on the vanities of Merry Mount. Hope you brought your things, Rose, for you belong to the Lobsters, you know, and we can have no end of fun teaching you to dive and float and tread water. Despite his treacherous experience, Archibald is ready to head back to the sea saying he didn't visit the island just to tread water and that he wanted to surf. Architects continue to tread water in a slow and steady recovery, according to the latest billings index from the American Institute of Architects. He can only give you a boost on the path you eternally must tread. In a place like this I'm sure to upset something, tread on people's toes, or do something dreadful, so I keep out of mischief and let Meg sail about. Rochester's displeasure by disobeying his orders, when the light once more gleamed dimly on the gallery wall, and I heard his unshod feet tread the matting. Knurled chrome detailing to the gearshift lever and ventilation controls provides a contrast to Piano Black veneers while V8 S badges are displayed on each sill tread plate. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of tread? Words that rhyme with tread What is the past tense of tread? What is the plural of tread? What is the adjective for tread? What is the noun for tread? Translations for tread Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words treacly treacle treachery treacherousness treacherously treacherous treaded treader treading Treading treading water treadle 5-letter Words Starting With t tr tre trea