step
Meanings
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;
- "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"
- "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;
- 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"
- shift or move by taking a step;
- "step back"
- put down or press the foot, place the foot;
- "step on the brake"
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- treat badly;
- "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"
- STEP v STEPPED, STEPPING, STEPS to move by lifting the foot and setting it down in another place
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
step is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordstep is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
step is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
step is a valid Words With Friends word