Definition of step

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Step (a.) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors..

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Deliberate :: Deliberate (a.) Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor..
Toddle :: Toddle (v. i.) To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child..
Peg :: Peg (n.) A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase To take one down peg..
Walk :: Walk (v. i.) To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the ground..
Misstep :: Misstep (n.) A wrong step; an error of conduct.
Minuet :: Minuet (n.) A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance..
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) One of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold..
Misstep :: Misstep (v. i.) To take a wrong step; to go astray.
Stumble :: Stumble (v. i.) To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; to stagger because of a false step..
Pedetentous :: Pedetentous (a.) Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously.
Slip :: Slip (n.) An unintentional error or fault; a false step.
Cinque-pace :: Cinque-pace (n.) A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five..
Bestride :: Bestride (v. t.) To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold..
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
Aster :: Aster (n.) A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat..
Stepdaughter :: Stepdame (n.) A stepmother.
Move :: Move (n.) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Rise :: Rise (n.) The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step..
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