Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs..

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Shank :: Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
Carnival :: Carnival (n.) Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess..
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..
Toddle :: Toddle (v. i.) To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child..
Rinderpest :: Rinderpest (n.) A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain..
Bed Steps :: Bed steps () Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.
Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..
Surveyed :: Survenue (n.) A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on.
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground..
Stilt :: Stilt (n.) A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm..
Step :: Step (v. i.) Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is often known by his step..
Misstep :: Misstep (v. i.) To take a wrong step; to go astray.
Tooth :: Tooth (n.) One of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See Tusk..
Comma :: Comma (n.) A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners..
Waddle :: Waddle (v. i.) To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles..
Cinque-pace :: Cinque-pace (n.) A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five..
Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..
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..
Bridgeboard :: Bridgeboard (n.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.
Footfall :: Footfall (n.) A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.
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