footstep

Noun
Synonyms: footfallsteppacestride

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the sound of a step of someone walking“he heard footsteps on the porch”Synonyms: footfallstep
  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”Synonyms: pacestepstride
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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