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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the sound of a step of someone walking;
- Example: "he heard footsteps on the porch"
[syn: footfall, footstep, step]

2. the act of taking a step in walking;

3. the distance covered by a step;
- Example: "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
[syn: footstep, pace, step, stride]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Footstep \Foot"step`\, n.
   1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence,
      visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the
      footsteps of divine wisdom.
      [1913 Webster]

            How on the faltering footsteps of decay
            Youth presses.                        --Bryant.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

footstep
    n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
         on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]
    2: the act of taking a step in walking
    3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
       from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
       step, stride]