Footstep

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A step with the foot.
  • n. The sound of a foot stepping. Also called footfall.
  • n. The distance covered by a step: a footstep away.
  • n. See footprint.
  • n. A step on which to go up or down.
  • idiom. follow in (someone's) footsteps To carry on the behavior, work, or tradition of.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
  • n. By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
  • n. The sound made by walking, running etc.
  • n. A step, as in a stair.
  • n. The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
  • n. The act of taking a step.
  • n. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark.
  • n. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A tread of the foot; a footfall; a stepping: as, I hear his footstep on the stair.
  • n. The mark or impression of a foot; a footprint; a track.
  • n. Hence plural The steps taken or methods pursued in any series of actions; a course of proceedings or measures, or the track or path marked out by such a course: as, the conqueror's footsteps were everywhere marked by blood; to follow the footsteps or in the footsteps of one's predecessor.
  • n. An evidence or token of anything done; a manifest mark or indication.
  • n. In mech.: The pillow in which the foot of an upright or vertical shaft works.
  • n. An inclined plane under a hand printing-press.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the distance covered by a step
  • n. the act of taking a step in walking
  • n. the sound of a step of someone walking
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    footprint    step   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    track    token    mark   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    footfall    tread    hoof    thud    clatter    whisper    stride    step    knock    laughter