STEPS Synonyms

• the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

• something done (usually as opposed to something said)

• the state of being active

• a military engagement

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the series of events that form a plot

• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism

• a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong

• an act by a government body or supranational organization

• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field

• In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• put in effect

• any specific behavior

• the state of being active

• an organic process that takes place in the body

• (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction

• a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

• the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• a way of entering or leaving

• the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

• the event of one object coming closer to another

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• a close approximation

• a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green

• move towards

• come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

• begin to deal with

• come near in time

• make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

• as might be expected

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study

• a measure for arcs and angles

• the highest power of a term or variable

• a unit of temperature on a specified scale

• the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)

• relative position in a graded series

• a degree of ablaut

• the act of arranging in grades

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• height above ground

• indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

• a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• not showing abrupt variations

• being on a precise horizontal plane

• oriented at right angles to the plumb

• of the score in a contest

• aim at

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• make level or straight

• direct into a position for use

• talk frankly with; lay it on the line

• become level or even

• a military training exercise

• a plan for attaining a particular goal

• a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

• a move made to gain a tactical end

• an action aimed at evading an opponent

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• act in order to achieve a certain goal

• perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• a statute in draft before it becomes law

• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• have certain dimensions

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

• a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

• (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)

• arrange in phases or stages

• adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

• a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

• a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

• a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

• (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

• a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

• a mental process that you are not directly aware of

• a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

• a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

• subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

• march in a procession

• deal with in a routine way

• perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

• shape, form, or improve a material

• deliver a warrant or summons to someone

• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

• one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

• the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')

• a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

• a section or portion of a journey or course

• any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

• a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war