step

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing.

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Senses

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any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

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the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

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a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

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support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

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a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

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a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

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a musical interval of two semitones

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the sound of a step of someone walking

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the distance covered by a step

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a short distance

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relative position in a graded series

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
dance stepfootfallfootmarkfootprintfootstepgradationmeasurepacestairstairsstone's throwstridetonewhole stepwhole tone
alternatephrasing
StepSteps
plural
steps
possessive
step's
pluralpossessive
steps'