TREADMILL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A job involving drudgery and confinement

Synonyms:

salt mine; treadmill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("treadmill" is a kind of...):

business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)

Meaning:

A mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps

Synonyms:

tread-wheel; treadmill; treadwheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("treadmill" is a kind of...):

grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)

Meaning:

An exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("treadmill" is a kind of...):

exercise device (a device designed to provide exercise for the user)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb treadmill