Definition of step

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Step (v. i.) Proceeding; measure; action; an act.

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Lift :: Lift (n.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.
Cinque-pace :: Cinque-pace (n.) A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To step or walk on.
Minuet :: Minuet (n.) A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step, and a balance..
Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
Step :: Step (a.) To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance; as, to step to one of the neighbors..
Pace :: Pace (n.) A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.
Evolution :: Evolution (n.) A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development.
Bridgepot :: Bridgepot (n.) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle..
Geordie :: Geordie (n.) A name given by miners to George Stephenson's safety lamp.
Shin :: Shin (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast..
Degree :: Degree (n.) One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward, in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison..
Hobblingly :: Hobblingly (adv.) With a limping step.
Stepper :: Stepped (a.) Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key..
Enter :: Enter (v. i.) To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps..
Martyr :: Martyr (n.) One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr..
Move :: Move (n.) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Carnival :: Carnival (n.) Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess..
Step :: 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..
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..
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