Flexure
(n.) The act of flexing or bending |
Flexure
(n.) A turn |
Flexure
(n.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. |
Flexure
(n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts |
Fold
(v. t.) To lap or lay in plaits or folds |
Fold
(v. t.) To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands |
Fold
(v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings |
Fold
(v. t.) To cover or wrap up |
Fold
(v. i.) To become folded, plaited, or doubled |
Fold
(v.) A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance |
Fold
(v.) Times or repetitions |
Fold
(v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops |
Fold
(n.) An inclosure for sheep |
Fold
(n.) A flock of sheep |
Fold
(n.) A boundary |
Fold
(v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep. |
Fold
(v. i.) To confine sheep in a fold. |
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. |
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 |
Thresh-fold
(n.) Threshold. |
| 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 |
flexion
flexure | act of bending a joint, especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased |
fold
folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
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 |
| bi-fold door | an interior door |
corbel step
corbie-step
corbiestep
crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
fold sheepfold
sheep pen
sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
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) |
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 |
| protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus
epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold
plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord
vocal fold
vocal band
plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord
false vocal fold
superior vocal cord
ventricular fold
vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord
true vocal fold
inferior vocal cord
inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
sigmoid colon
sigmoid flexure | the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum |
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 |
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 |
| flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation
fold
faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
fold
folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
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 |
fold
crease plication
flexure
crimp
bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
flexure
flection
flexion | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
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 |
| fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
| rev up step up | speed up, let's rev up production |
pace
step | measure (distances) by pacing, step off ten yards |
| fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |