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Definition for "trod the boards"
"Trod the boards" means a large hall in England where plays are performed.
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Is the word trod a concrete noun or an abstract noun?
The word 'trod' is not a noun. The word 'trod' is the past tense of the verb to tread (treads, treading, trod, trodden).Example: We trod the slippery rocks with care to reach the dry ground.The word 'tread' is also a noun, a concrete noun, a word for the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair; the surface of the sole of a shoe; the outer surface of a tire; the sound of a footstep.
What does the word joist mean?
Joist = one of the parallel pieces of timber to which the boards of a ceiling or floor are fastened
What is the plural version of board of health?
The plural of board is boards.
What is the origin of the idiom 'to trod the boards'?
In Medieval and Tudor England, large halls were used as temporary theatrical spaces in which plays (interludes, disguisings and pagaents) were performed. According to Meg Tycross, "At meal times, the servants would set up a table, known as a board, on trestles on the dais before the lord's seat." (See Meg Tycross, "Theatricality of Medieval English Plays," in The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Plays, ed. Richard Beadle.)
What is the origin of hot to trot?
I understand it is from the expression Hot to trod, used in reference to some arrogance displayed by Some McKay clansmen in the highlands of Scotland in the 16th or 17th century.
How do you use the word trod in a sentence?
For Example, "He trod upon the dirt that covered the grave"
What is the definition of trod?
'Trod' is the past tense of 'tread'. Trod means 'stepped'.He trod on my shoelaces = He stepped on my shoelaces.I think it's chiefly British English.
Is trod a verb?
Yes the word trod is a verb.
A sentence for the word trod?
The antelope and buffalo trod free.
What is the present tense of trod?
Tread is the present tense of trod.
How do you make a sentence using trod?
He trod his path with weary steps but knew he dared not pause.
Is the word trod always past tense?
Trod can also be a present tense verb. The past tense would be trodded. However, more commonly, trod is the past tense of tread.
What is the past and past participle of tread?
The simple past can be either trod or tread. (Most commonly trod) The past participle can be either trodden, trod or tread. (Most commonly trodden)
Past tense of tread?
trod
What is the Past tense of tread?
Trod
What are some words that mean the same as walked?
Strolled, paced, trod, approached. I'll think of some more later:)
What is a antonym for the word Trod?
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