escabeau

Phonetic: "/stɛp/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.

Definition: 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.

Definition: A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.

Example: He improved step by step, or by steps.

Definition: A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.

Example: The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents.

Definition: The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.

Example: One step is generally about three feet, but may be more or less.

Definition: A small space or distance.

Example: It is but a step.

Definition: A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.

Definition: A gait; manner of walking.

Example: The approach of a man is often known by his step.

Definition: Proceeding; measure; action; act.

Definition: (plural) A walk; passage.

Definition: (plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.

Definition: 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.

Definition: (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.

Definition: (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.

Definition: The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.

Definition: (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.

Definition: A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.

Example: Printing from 0 to 9 with a step of 3 will display 0, 3, 6 and 9.

Definition: A stepsibling.

Phonetic: "/stɛp/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: 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.

Definition: To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.

Example: to step to one of the neighbors

Definition: To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.

Definition: To move mentally; to go in imagination.

Definition: To set, as the foot.

Definition: To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).

Definition: A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.

Definition: The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

Definition: A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

Definition: In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.

Definition: To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.

Definition: Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

Example: Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!