Word Finder - step

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An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.

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A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.

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A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.

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He improved step by step, or by steps.

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A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.

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The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.

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The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.

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One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.

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A small space or distance.

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It is but a step.

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A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.

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A gait; manner of walking.

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The approach of a man is often known by his step.

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Proceeding; measure; action; act.

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(plural) A walk; passage.

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(plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.

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A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.

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(machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.

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(machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.

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The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.

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(kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.

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A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.

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Printing from 0 to 9 with a step of 3 will display 0, 3, 6 and 9.

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A stepsibling.

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To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

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To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.

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to step to one of the neighbors

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To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.

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To move mentally; to go in imagination.

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To set, as the foot.

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To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.

She took a quick step back.

She faced the speaker and took a step back.

The men looked at him and pressed to the bank, hesitating to step onto the ice.

Better communication is a huge step toward peace.

Every bite you eat, every step you take.

His horse snorted and took a step back.

I turned on the light, calmed her down and slowly explained step by step what Julie had told me.

She took a step back, overwhelmed by the scene before her.

Be so good as to step in.

Her step was too long, making contact with his foot.

She gasped and took a step backward.

Recognizing the town would be a step in the right direction but it wouldn't tell you the scene you saw actually happened, back in 1932.

She took a step back.

Slowly, one little step at a time, it crept up across the rough place where it had slipped and fallen so often.

He winced and then took a determined step in her direction.

He quickened his step and his breath came in spurts as he gingerly climbed the stairs toward their rooms.

She took a step closer, waiting for him to back down.

Marriage is a big step.

Just step inside and make believe that you are Dean Swift.

From the back porch came the sound of feet descending the steps, the bottom step upon which snow had fallen gave a ringing creak and he heard the voice of an old maidservant saying, Straight, straight, along the path, Miss.

Please step into the portrait gallery.

The man had taken a step or two across the glass roof before he noticed the presence of the strangers; but then he stopped abruptly.

Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man?

He carried close to his leg a narrow unsheathed sword (small, curved, and not like a real weapon) and looked now at the superior officers and now back at the men without losing step, his whole powerful body turning flexibly.

This short man nodded to Dolgorukov as to an intimate friend and stared at Prince Andrew with cool intensity, walking straight toward him and evidently expecting him to bow or to step out of his way.

Daniel rose a little, took a step, and with his whole weight, as if lying down to rest, fell on the wolf, seizing her by the ears.

Anisya Fedorovna, with her light step, willingly went to fulfill her errand and brought back the guitar.

The count moved in his affairs as in a huge net, trying not to believe that he was entangled but becoming more and more so at every step, and feeling too feeble to break the meshes or to set to work carefully and patiently to disentangle them.

Kindly step in, my orders are to bring you in.

Each step of the retreat was accompanied by a complicated interplay of interests, arguments, and passions at headquarters.

And not only was Napoleon not afraid to extend his line, but he welcomed every step forward as a triumph and did not seek battle as eagerly as in former campaigns, but very lazily.

For several seconds while the young man was taking his place on the step the silence continued.

Kutuzov wrote that the Russians had not retreated a step, that the French losses were much heavier than ours, and that he was writing in haste from the field of battle before collecting full information.

There is no step, no crime or petty fraud he commits, which in the mouths of those around him is not at once represented as a great deed.

Not only does it occur at every step, but the universal historians' accounts are all made up of a chain of such contradictions.

The presence of the problem of man's free will, though unexpressed, is felt at every step of history.

The path became more indistinct with each step, eventually coming to an end in dense underbrush.

Westlake twisted around the seat once more and after a struggle pulled out an old step pump.

No one had a suggestion for the next step, but Fred was determined to continue to research the ownership of the severed digit.

Joseph thinks he's a big corporate executive but he's really only half a step above a clerk.

Dean was seated on the step of a rescue vehicle when Lydia was pulled up to the road.

Lydia Larkin moved a step forward.

We'd better watch our step, and not give him any excuse to harass us further.

The Deans continued, a step at a time.

What did he do to those who hadn't taken that final step but probably would soon?

They'd taken a step together towards their future by talking openly on topics he never thought he'd be able to bring up.

Deidre took the first step down the path of their future when she told him her secrets.

For the first time this week, he realized that he, too, wanted to take the next step.