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 |
mountain climbing mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
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 |
climbing salamander | any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes |
stilt stiltbird longlegs long-legs stilt plover Himantopus stilt | long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
climbing perch Anabas testudineus A. testudineus | a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air, has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land |
accommodation ladder | (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside |
aerial ladder | mechanically extendible ladder, used on a fire truck |
articulated ladder | a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place |
climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
corbel step corbie-step corbiestep crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
crampon crampoon climbing iron climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
extension ladder | a ladder whose length can be extended |
fish ladder | a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam |
Jacob's ladder jack ladder pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs, for climbing up or down |
ladder-back | the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats |
ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
ladder truck aerial ladder truck | a fire engine carrying ladders |
monkey ladder | a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship |
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) |
rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope |
scaling ladder | a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) |
sea ladder sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
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 |
legs | staying power, that old Broadway play really has legs |
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 |
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 |
climb climbing mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
footfall footstep step | the sound of a step of someone walking, he heard footsteps on the porch |
run ladder ravel | a row of unravelled stitches, she got a run in her stocking |
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 |
crab legs | legs of especially Alaska king crabs |
frog legs | hind legs of frogs used as food, resemble chicken and cooked as chicken |