Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running; as, one step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by steps..

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Redan :: Redan (n.) A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to keep the parts level..
Begin :: Begin (v. i.) To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start..
Narrow :: Narrow (v. i.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the other; as, a horse narrows..
Bridgepot :: Bridgepot (n.) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle..
Stephanotis :: Stephanotis (n.) A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes..
Cinque-pace :: Cinque-pace (n.) A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder..
Mistreading :: Mistreading (n.) Misstep; misbehavior.
Grade :: Grade (v. t.) To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc..
Stepping-stone :: Stepping-stone (n.) A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
Khutbah :: Khutbah (n.) An address or public prayer read from the steps of the pulpit in Mohammedan mosques, offering glory to God, praising Mohammed and his descendants, and the ruling princes..
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course..
Interpose :: Interpose (v. i.) To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as, the prince interposed and made peace..
Riser :: Riser (n.) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread..
Stepson :: Stepsister (n.) A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former marriage.
Stepping :: Stepped (imp. & p. p.) of Ste.
Oblique :: Oblique (v. i.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left..
Racket :: Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground..
Scan :: Scan (v. t.) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.
Generation :: Generation (n.) A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period; also, the average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or father is succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a century; an age..
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