noun: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
noun: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
noun: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
noun: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"
noun: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"
noun: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore"
noun: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
noun: a musical interval of two semitones
noun: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
noun: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
noun: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
verb: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
verb: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
verb: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
verb: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
verb: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace"
verb: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
verb: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard"
verb: place (a ship's mast) in its step
verb: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
verb: 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"
Length: 4 letters
Scrabble value: 6
Words with Friends value: 7
Literati value: 5
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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