inside loop | a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight |
stepping stone | any means of advancement, the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches |
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 |
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 |
inside job | some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim, the police decided that the crime was an inside job |
corbel step corbie-step corbiestep crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
flight flight of stairs flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
inside caliper | caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole), points on its legs curve outward |
inside clinch | a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop |
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) |
sea ladder sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
stairs steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps |
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 |
stepper stepping motor | a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps |
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 |
inside track | a favorable position in a competition, the boss's son had the inside track for that job |
dropline drop line stepped line stagger head staggered head stephead | a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right |
abdication stepping down | the act of abdicating |
details inside information | true confidential information, after the trial he gave us the real details |
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 |
abdication stepping down | a formal resignation and renunciation of powers |
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 |
inside interior | the inner or enclosed surface of something |
inside interior | the region that is inside of something |
Inland Passage Inside Passage | a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska |
inside track | the inner side of a curved racecourse |
stepping stone | a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing |
steps | the course along which a person has walked or is walking in, I followed in his steps, he retraced his steps, his steps turned toward home |
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 |
gradation step | relative position in a graded series, always a step behind, subtle gradations in color, keep in step with the fashions |
step | move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation, She stepped into a life of luxury, he won't step into his father's footsteps |
escalate intensify step up | increase in extent or intensity, The Allies escalated the bombing |
de-escalate weaken step down | reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of, de-escalate a crisis |