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noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • the distance covered by a step • the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down • support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway • relative position in a graded series • a short distance • the sound of a step of someone walking • a musical interval of two semitones • a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface • a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed • a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance verb • shift or move by taking a step • put down or press the foot, place the foot • cause (a computer) to execute a single command • treat badly • furnish with steps • move with one's feet in a specific manner • walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner • place (a ship's mast) in its step • measure (distances) by pacing • move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation | ||||||||
90% | 6 | A deed or feat | ||||||
noun • 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). verb • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against • put in effect | ||||||||
90% | 8 | Strong desire for success or achievement | ||||||
noun • a cherished desire • a strong drive for success verb • have as one's ambition | ||||||||
Initiative Crossword Clue
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