treadmill
English
/ˈtɹɛd.mɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.
- (historical) 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.
- A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.
Etymology
Compound from English tread (grooves carved into the face of a tire) + English mill.
Origin
English
mill
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Littlemill English
- Milford English
- Newmill English
- betread English
- catmill English
- cornmill English
- cryomill English
- endmill English
- fortread English
- gig-mill English
- gristmill English
- hammermill English
- handmill English
- lumbermill English
- midtread English
- mill English
- millability English
- millable English
- millboard English
- milldust English
- miller English
- millful English
- millhand English
- millhouse English
- millman English
- millocracy English
- millocrat English
- millowner English
- millpond English
- millrind English
- millrun English
- millstead English
- millstone English
- millstream English
- millwheel English
- millwork English
- millworker English
- millworks English
- millwright English
- minimill English
- powdermill English
- pugmill English
- remill English
- retread English
- sawmill English
- stamp mill English
- threadmill English
- totread English
- tread English
- treadable English
- treadboard English
- treader English
- treadest English
- treadeth English
- treading English
- treadle English
- treadless English
- treadmiller English
- treadmilling English
- treadplate English
- treadwear English
- treadwheel English
- untread English
- watermill English
- waukmill English
- waulkmill English
- whinmill English
- windmill English
- トレッドミル Japanese
- ミル Japanese
- mille Middle English
- treden Middle English
- मिल Hindi
- miri Sranan Tongo
- mill
- tread
- remill
- miller
- millrun
- sawmill
- treader
- totread
- catmill
- millful
- pugmill
- Newmill
- Milford
- treadle
- untread
- millman
- betread
- endmill
- retread
- whinmill
- fortread
- minimill
- milldust
- millable
- millrind
- gig-mill
- treadest
- midtread
- windmill
- millhand
- handmill
- millpond
- millwork
- cryomill
- treadeth
- treading
- waukmill
- cornmill
- gristmill
- treadless
- millstone
- millboard
- millhouse
- treadable
- millowner
- millstead
- watermill
- millwheel
- millocrat
- waulkmill
- treadwear
- millworks
- stamp mill
- powdermill
- millstream
- treadboard
- treadwheel
- Littlemill
- millworker
- millocracy
- millwright
- threadmill
- treadplate
- hammermill
- lumbermill
- treadmiller
- millability
- treadmilling