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retread
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noun
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
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verb
give new treads to (a tire)
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verb
use again in altered form
retread an old plot
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
wheel
Noun
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A wheel is a round thing (circle) on a cart or carriage or train or other machine that moves. A cart has four wheels that touch the road and turn.
The cart needs a very smooth road because it has little wheels.
wheel
Verb
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If you wheel something somewhere, you transport it in or on a vehicle that has wheels.
The nurses wheeled her into the operating theatre.
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If something is wheeling, it is travelling in circles.
The eagle wheeled and dived towards the ground to catch its prey.