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Search   Web Kids.Net.Au Thesaurus   Sponsors	Thesaurus > Related Words: step Words related to step Related / Similar Words: measure, dance step, stair, footprint, footmark, tone, whole tone, whole step, footfall, footstep, pace, stride, stone's throw, gradation, tread, mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat Definition: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"; the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"; a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"; support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"; a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship''s mast or capstan is fixed; 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 musical interval of two semitones; the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"; the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"; a short distance; "it''s only a step to the drugstore"; relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"; 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"; measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"; place (a ship''s mast) in its 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"; walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"; move with one''s feet in a specific manner; "step lively"; furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"; treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"; cause (a computer) to execute a single command;   See Also: step out Hyponyms: countermeasure, shark repellent, porcupine provision, precaution, safeguard, guard, pace, stride, tread, pas, trip, sidestep, footstep, moonwalk, chasse, sashay, glissade, corbel step, corbie-step, corbiestep, crow step, footprint evidence, tramp, cut, backpedal, step on, tread on, kick around Part Meronyms: step dancing, hoofing, stairway, staircase, stairs, steps Derivational Morphology: pace, tread, stride, gradate, rate, rank, range, order, grade, place, stone's throw, footstep, yard, gait, footfall, footprint, footmark, stair, maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse, abuser, maltreater, mistreatment Anagrams: sept, pest, Sept Find words starting with:     A B C     D E F     G H I     J K L     M N O     P Q R     S T U     V W X     Y Z

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