Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace.

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Double-quick :: Double-quick (a.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march..
Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..
Footpace :: Footpace (n.) A walking pace or step.
Vestige :: Vestige (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population..
Repedation :: Repedation (n.) A stepping or going back.
Stepstone :: Stepson (n.) A son of one's husband or wife by a former marriage.
Pedetentous :: Pedetentous (a.) Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously.
Move :: Move (n.) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Step :: Step (v. i.) Walk; passage.
Trackless :: Trackless (a.) Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a trackless desert..
Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
Stemson :: Stemple (n.) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step..
Notchboard :: Notchboard (n.) The board which receives the ends of the steps in a staircase.
Yawl-rigged :: Yawl-rigged (a.) Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix..
Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone, above the natural tone..
Degree :: Degree (n.) A step, stair, or staircase..
Stepped :: Steppe (n.) One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna..
Surveyed :: Survenue (n.) A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on.
Tread :: Tread (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread..
Stepping-stone :: Stepping-stone (n.) A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
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