Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast..

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Scalary :: Scalary (a.) Resembling a ladder; formed with steps.
Curtail :: Curtail (n.) The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc..
Plantigrade :: Plantigrade (n.) A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears..
Flat :: Flat (n.) A character [/] before a note, indicating a tone which is a half step or semitone lower..
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..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
Bestride :: Bestride (v. t.) To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold..
Step :: Step (v. i.) Walk; passage.
Dance :: Dance (v. i.) To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically..
Rundle :: Rundle (n.) A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.
Strut :: Strut (n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
Stemson :: Stemple (n.) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step..
Gradual :: Gradual (n.) Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline..
Incautious :: Incautious (a.) Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
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..
Outstep :: Outstep (v. t.) To exceed in stepping.
Pedometer :: Pedometer (n.) An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step..
Quickstep :: Quickstep (n.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing..
Figure :: Figure (n.) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
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