Definition of read

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Read (v. i.) To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage reads thus in the early manuscripts..

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Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like..
Unriddle :: Unriddle (v. t. & i.) To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery..
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
Subdivide :: Subdivide (v. t.) To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already been divided..
Overrun :: Overrun (v. i.) To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess..
Darn :: Darn (v. t.) To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread..
Force :: Force (n.) Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation..
Cordonnet :: Cordonnet (n.) Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc..
Foresight :: Foresight (n.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction..
Sorosis :: Sorosis (n.) A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple..
Placable :: Placable (a.) Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.
Hogmanay :: Hogmanay (n.) The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant..
Thready :: Thready (a.) Containing, or consisting of, thread..
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round..
Beebread :: Beebread (n.) A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young..
Decompound :: Decompound (v. t.) To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.
Oreades :: Oreades (n. pl.) A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..
Repartee :: Repartee (n.) A smart, ready, and witty reply..
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
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