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. |
Notch
(n.) A hollow cut in anything |
Notch
(n.) A narrow passage between two elevation |
Notch
(v. t.) To cut or make notches in |
Notch
(v. t.) To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string. |
Railway
(n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. |
Railway
(n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property |
Right-running
(a.) Straight |
Running
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Run |
Running
(a.) Moving or advancing by running. |
Running
(a.) Having a running gait |
Running
(a.) trained and kept for running races |
Running
(a.) Successive |
Running
(a.) Flowing |
Running
(a.) Continuous |
Running
(a.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem |
Running
(a.) Discharging pus |
Running
(n.) The act of one who, or of that which runs |
Running
(n.) That which runs or flows |
Running
(n.) The discharge from an ulcer or other sore. |
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 |
| running away | the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| 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 |
| goose step | a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high |
run
running | the act of running, traveling on foot at a fast pace, he broke into a run, his daily run keeps him fit |
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 |
notch
nick
snick | a small cut |
track
running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
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 |
run running running play
running game | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team, the defensive line braced to stop the run, the coach put great emphasis on running |
| running | the act of administering or being in charge of something, he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time |
cable railway
funicular
funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar
railway car
railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
cog railway
rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
corbel step
corbie-step
corbiestep
crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
elevated railway
elevated railroad
elevated
el
overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
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 |
noose running noose
slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
| notch | a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface, there were four notches in the handle of his revolver |
pantie
panty
scanty
step-in | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
railroad track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway
railroad
railroad line
railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station
railroad station
railroad terminal
train station
train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
| running board | a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars |
| running shoe | a light comfortable shoe designed for running |
| running stitch | small, even, hand stitches run in and out |
| running suit | a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
sidelight
running light | light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction, vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow |
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 |
yard railway yard
railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
| mandibular notch | small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone |
running head
running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book |
| running title | the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head |
longhand
running hand
cursive
cursive script | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper |
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 |