steps
Parts of stairs
Steps are individual movements of lifting and placing feet, or the surfaces that make such movements possible—the treads of a staircase.
Watch your step warns of hazards underfoot.
To take steps is to begin action toward a goal: We're taking steps to address the problem.
Steps also means a sequence of actions in a process: Follow these steps carefully.
A short distance is just a few steps away.
In dance, steps are choreographed foot movements.
To be in step is to move in synchrony with others; out of step means misaligned.
Set of steps
- stairwayFixed ascending passage
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- landingDescent's final moment
banister · handrail · riser · tread · balustrade · newel · baluster · stringer
Designing performance movement sequences
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
waltz · foxtrot · tap · jazz · swing · cha-cha · quickstep · pirouette
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- timingArt of choosing moments
- paceSpeed of movement
meter · count · pulse · syncopation · measure · pattern · groove · downbeat
Steps toward a result
- stageRaised performance platform
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- instructionGuidance for action
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
protocol · checklist · workflow · sequence · method · blueprint · roadmap · algorithm
stairs
Set of steps
- stairwayFixed ascending passage
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
landing · banister · handrail · riser · tread · balustrade · newel · baluster · stringer · spiral
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
tango · waltz · foxtrot · tap · jazz · swing · cha-cha · quickstep · pirouette · grapevine
stride
Extended single footstep
gait · march · shuffle · tiptoe · stomp · plod · trudge · amble · saunter · stroll
tempo
Rate of musical performance
pace · meter · count · pulse · syncopation · measure · pattern · groove · downbeat · upbeat
process
Steps toward a result
- stageRaised performance platform
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- instructionGuidance for action
guideline · protocol · checklist · workflow · sequence · method · blueprint · roadmap · algorithm · milestone
stage
Raised performance platform
advancement · level · tier · degree · gradation · rung · threshold · benchmark · checkpoint · waypoint
stepper
Moves in discrete intervals
workout · tracker · walking · health · activity · movement · calorie · goal
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- sequencesequence, first, second, third, fourth
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, doorway, window
- building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
- bus partswheels, tires, engine, seats, doors
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- first stepInitial action taken
- step upIncrease or advance
- step onPress down with foot
- baby stepsCautious incremental progress
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- step backCreate distance, literally/figuratively
step, footstep, sidestep, stepping, doorstep, misstep, stepped, steppe, footsteps