Lock step () A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him. |
Single (a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one |
Single (a.) Alone |
Single (a.) Hence, unmarried |
Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others |
Single (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side |
Single (a.) Uncompounded |
Single (a.) Not deceitful or artful |
Single (a.) Simple |
Single (v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number |
Single (v. t.) To sequester |
Single (v. t.) To take alone, or one by one. |
Single (v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot |
Single (n.) A unit |
Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. |
Single (n.) A handful of gleaned grain. |
Single (n.) A game with but one player on each side |
Single (n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. |
Single-acting (a.) Having simplicity of action |
Single-breasted (a.) Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only |
Single-foot (n.) An irregular gait of a horse |
Single-handed (a.) Having but one hand, or one workman |
Single-hearted (a.) Having an honest heart |
Single-minded (a.) Having a single purpose |
Step (a.) To move the foot in walking |
Step (a.) To walk |
Step (a.) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. |
Step (a.) Fig.: To move mentally |
Step (v. t.) To set, as the foot. |
Step (v. t.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step |
Step (v. i.) An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot |
Step (v. i.) A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder. |
Step (v. i.) The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running |
Step (v. i.) A small space or distance |
Step (v. i.) A print of the foot |
Step (v. i.) Gait |
Step (v. i.) Proceeding |
Step (v. i.) Walk |
Step (v. i.) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position. |
Step (v. i.) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft |
Step (v. i.) 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. |
Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves. |
Step (v. i.) The intervak between two contiguous degrees of the csale. |
Step (v. i.) A change of position effected by a motion of translation. |
Step- () A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
measure step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal, the situation called for strong measures, the police took steps to reduce crime |
first step initiative opening move opening | the first of a series of actions |
step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down, he walked with unsteady steps |
rack single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
goose step | a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high |
decrease diminution reduction step-down | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
increase step-up | the act of increasing something, he gave me an increase in salary |
step dancing hoofing | dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures |
dance step step | a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance, he taught them the waltz step |
one-step | an early ballroom dance, precursor to the fox-trot |
two-step | a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps |
single entry single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
corbel step corbie-step corbiestep crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
multistage rocket step rocket | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted |
pantie panty scanty step-in | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
racing skiff single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
single bed | a bed for one occupant |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
step stair | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway, he paused on the bottom step |
step | a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed |
step-down transformer | a transformer that reduces voltage |
step ladder stepladder | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top |
step stool | a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat |
step-up transformer | a transformer that increases voltage |
single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
uninominal system uninominal voting system single-member system scrutin uninomial system scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
footprint footmark step | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface, the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
tone whole tone step whole step | a musical interval of two semitones |
semitone half step | the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument |
footfall footstep step | the sound of a step of someone walking, he heard footsteps on the porch |
triple jump hop-step-and-jump | an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement |
light cream coffee cream single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
single nucleotide polymorphism SNP | (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered, SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species |
single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
single supplement | a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
one I ace single unity | the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number, he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it, they had lunch at one |
footstep pace step stride | the distance covered by a step, he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig |
step stone's throw | a short distance, it's only a step to the drugstore |