Definition of step | What does step mean?
What is the definition of the word STEP?
Here is a list of definitions for step.
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
- the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
- relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
- a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
- the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
- a musical interval of two semitones
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
What are the verbs of the word STEP?
Here is a list of definitions for step.
- shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
- put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
- furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
- move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
What are the synonyms of the word STEP?
What is another word for STEP?. Here is a list of synonyms for STEP
Words beginning with STEP?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with STEP.
- stepwise
- stept
- stepsons
- stepson
- stepsisters
- stepsister
- steps
- stepping
- steppes
- steppers
- stepper
- stepped
- steppe
- stepparents
- stepparentings
- stepparenting
- stepparent
- stepneys
- stepney
- stepmothers
- stepmotherly
- stepmother
- steplike
- stepladders
- stepladder
- stephanotises
- stephanotis
- stephanites
- stephanite
- stephanes
- stephane
- stepfathers
- stepfather
- stepfamily
- stepfamilies
- stepdaughters
- stepdaughter
- stepdancings
- stepdancing
- stepdancers
- stepdancer
- stepdames
- stepdame
- stepchildren
- stepchild
- stepbrothers
- stepbrother
- stepbairns
- stepbairn
- step
In which dictionaries does the word step exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes