retreads

We have found lemma(root) word of retreads : retread.

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[ˌriːˈtrɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- go back over (a path or one's steps)
(e.g: they never retread the same ground)

- put a new tread on (a worn tyre)
(e.g: 1.3 million tyres were retreaded)


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[ˈriːtrɛd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tyre that has been given a new tread; a remould

- a superficially altered version of a film, book, etc.
(e.g: a retread of the 30s romantic comedy)

- a person retrained for new work or recalled for service
(e.g: no administration in recent memory has had so many retreads)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries