step
Definitions
Noun
- Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- The distance covered by a step
- The act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- Relative position in a graded series
- A short distance
- The sound of a step of someone walking
- 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
Verb
- Shift or move by taking a step
- Put down or press the foot, place the foot
- Cause (a computer) to execute a single command
- Treat badly
- Furnish with steps
- Move with one's feet in a specific manner
- Walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- Place (a ship's mast) in its step
- Measure (distances) by pacing
- Move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "step".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "step".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "step" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | step of | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "step" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "step" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | first | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | major | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | every | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | controversial | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | execute | 3 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 21
Fragments: 73
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Israeli-backed Palestinian militias step up operations against Hamas in Gaza
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian

