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Stairway Unit Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STEP" which means:
- 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
An example sentence would be:
- • "She took a step back to avoid the incoming car."
- • "He climbed the steps to reach the top of the tower."
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New York Times17 Jan 1989 | Across 10 | |
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