noun Download 🔗Share An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace. Examples : "The teacher asked the students to take slow steps across the room to avoid disturbing the other students. " action way position body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder. Examples : "The old wooden steps creaked loudly as I climbed them to the second floor. " architecture part building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A distinct part of a process; stage; phase. Examples : "He improved step by step, or by steps." process stage part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus. Examples : "The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents." vehicle part machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running. Examples : "One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less." way action part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small space or distance. Examples : "It is but a step." space essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track. Examples : "The dog's steps were visible in the soft mud. " mark action part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A gait; manner of walking. Examples : "The approach of a man is often known by his step." way action appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Proceeding; measure; action; act. Examples : "The next step in the project is to finalize the report. " action way process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural) A walk; passage. Examples : "The school's new building has multiple steps leading to the entrance. " way action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position. Examples : "The painter used a step to reach the high shelves in the attic. " architecture building utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast. Examples : "The shipwright carefully placed the wooden step onto the keelson to support the mast. " nautical sailing technical part structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs. Examples : "The cone pulley had several steps, allowing the belt to move smoothly around it. " machine part technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves. Examples : "The machine's step allowed the spindle to rotate smoothly. " machine technical part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale. Examples : "The piano teacher explained that the next step in learning to play was mastering the C major scale. " music math essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation. Examples : "The step from the front door to the porch was uneven, causing a slight stumble. " physics position action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A constant difference between consecutive values in a series. Examples : "Printing from 0 to 9 with a step of 3 will display 0, 3, 6 and 9." math number essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stepsibling. Examples : "My stepsister is in my English class. " family essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession. Examples : "The child stepped carefully across the fallen log. " action body way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance. Examples : "to step to one of the neighbors" action way human essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. Examples : "The teacher stepped slowly toward the student, her voice calm and measured. " action way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move mentally; to go in imagination. Examples : "Before deciding on a career, I stepped into the shoes of a doctor to imagine what a day might be like. " mind action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set, as the foot. Examples : "To walk to the bus stop, you need to step carefully on the uneven pavement. " action way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect. Examples : "The sailor stepped the new mast into its base. " nautical sailing technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
