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


Scrabble Score: 6

step is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

step 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