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Dieppe , Dieppe •cep, Dieppe, hep, misstep, outstep, pep, prep, rep, schlepp, skep, step, steppe, strep •quickstep • sidestep • doorstep •goosestep • footstep… Richard came a couple of steps nearer. , step / step/ • n. 1. an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running: Ron took a step back she turned and retraced… Overstep , o·ver·step / ˌōvərˈstep/ • v. (-stepped, -step·ping) pass beyond (a limit): you must not overstep your borrowing limit. ∎ violate (a rule or standard… gradation , gradation †(rhet.) climax; †gradual progress; series of stages XVI; scale of degrees XVII; ablaut XIX. — L. gradātiō, -ōn-, f. gradus step; see -ATIO… Escalator , It is estimated that about ninety billion people ride escalators each year.
An escalator is a moving stairway that transports passengers up and down… ketch , ketch / kech/ • n. a two-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailboat with a mizzenmast stepped forward of the rudder and smaller than the foremast.
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