| English Dictionary |
TREAD-SOFTLY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does tread-softly mean?
• TREAD-SOFTLY (noun)
The noun TREAD-SOFTLY has 1 sense:
1. a stinging herb of tropical America
Familiarity information: TREAD-SOFTLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stinging herb of tropical America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cnidoscolus urens; devil nettle; Jatropha stimulosus; Jatropha urens; pica-pica; spurge nettle; tread-softly
Hypernyms ("tread-softly" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("tread-softly" is a member of...):
Cnidoscolus; genus Cnidoscolus (a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Who knows to praise sure knows to insult." (Albanian proverb)
"If you know then it's a disaster, and if you don't know then it's a greater disaster." (Arabic proverb)
"The word goes out but the message is lost." (Corsican proverb)