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Part Of A Stairway Crossword Clue

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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

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noun

• a person who rises (especially from bed)

• a vertical pipe in a building

• structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step

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noun

• the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail

• the central pillar of a circular staircase

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New York Times15 Feb 2021 Across 73
The Guardian Quick16 Oct 2012 Across 21
New York Times21 Apr 1997 Down 44
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