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STEPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flight of stairs or a flight of steps
Synonyms:
stairs; steps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("steps" is a kind of...):
staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steps"):
ladder (steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The course along which a person has walked or is walking in
Example:
his steps turned toward home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("steps" is a kind of...):
course; path; track (a line or route along which something travels or moves)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb step
Context examples:
Any representation of the individual steps in a metabolic pathway of a cell.
(Modeling of Cellular Pathways, NCI Thesaurus)
The steps are a great feature on the place.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
This is all good news, and Saturn will remain with you to show you all the steps you need to take.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The planet, designated Barnard's Star b, now steps in as the second-closest known exoplanet to Earth.
(Super-Earth Discovered Around Barnard's Star, ESO)
People who experience anxiety symptoms might be helped by taking steps to regulate the microorganisms in their gut using probiotic and non-probiotic food and supplements.
(Anxiety May Be Alleviated by Changing Gut Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
He crawled the several steps toward the flame.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
It was a long walk to North Oakland, but it was not until he went up the steps and entered his room that he knew he had walked it.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It had four steps, and a stone to cross over when you came to the uppermost.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The boy cried a second time: “What do you want here?—speak if you are an honest fellow, or I will throw you down the steps!”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Now hold your shoulder straight, and take short steps, and don't shake hands if you are introduced to anyone.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
