Definitions
Movement made by lifting a foot; stage in a process
Word origin
From Middle English steppen, from Old English steppan (“to step, go, proceed, advance”), stepe (“step”), from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną (“to step”), *stapiz (“step”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“to support, stomp, curse, be amazed”).
Used in a sentence
“The breadth of every single step or stair should be never less than one foot.”
“Through the open front door ran Jessamy, down the steps to where Kitto was sitting at the bottom with the pram beside him.”
“He improved step by step, or by steps.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues
01“Dance move”4 letters
02“Move one foot”4 letters
03“Part of a staircase”4 letters
04“Single stair”4 letters
05“Single stair part”4 letters
06“Stair or single stride”4 letters
07“Stair part”4 letters
08“Stair unit”4 letters
09“One foot movement”4 letters
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