Footstep definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FOOT'STEP, n. 1. A ... someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 2: the act of taking a step in walking ... paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 13th century ... do as another person did before. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Footstep Foot"step`, n. 1. The mark or impression of the ... hand printing press. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (footsteps) 1. A footstep is the sound or mark that is made by someone ...
... manifest principles, could be a great step in philosophy. 8. Footstep; print or impression of the foot; track. 9. Gait; manner ... paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: the act of changing location by ... someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone ... walking ; stride b. footprint 1 c. the sound of a footstep < heard steps in the hall > 3. a. the space passed ... stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf ... but a step. 5. A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track. 6. Gait; manner of walking; as, ...
... someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1610 the sound of a footstep Oxford Reference Dictionary n. the sound of a footstep. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Footfall Foot"fall`, n. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. --Shak. Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor. --Poe ... staircase. N-COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Footstep, tread, step, sound of one's step.
... from which they are derived, is lost.] A track or footstep; the mark of the foot left on the earth; but ... noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) a ... of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible ... of n Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Footprint, footstep, token, sign, mark, record, trace, track. Moby Thesaurus account, afterglow ... end, eolith, evidence, excrescence, fag end, filings, fingerprint, footmark, footprint, footstep, fossil, fossil footprint, fragment, glimmer, hint, history, holdover, hot lead ...
... n. [L. from the Gr. to follow the steps, a footstep; a follower of the crocodile.] An animal of the genus ... Gk ikhneumon spider-hunting wasp f. ikhneuo trace f. ikhnos footstep Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ichneumon Ich*neu"mon, n. [L ... the crocodile, fr. ? to track or hunt after, fr. ? track, footstep.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus ...
... paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: significant progress (especially in the phrase ... drag, droop, extent, farness, flounce, foot, foot it, footfall, footslog, footstep, gait, gallop, halt, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hoof it, hoofbeat ...
... paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: the relative speed of progress or ... feather an oar, figure, flounce, foot, foot it, footfall, footslog, footstep, forerun, frisk, gage, gait, gallop, gauge, get ahead of, get ...
... Trace.] 1. A mark left by any thing passing; a footstep; a track; a vestige; as the trace of a carriage ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n. 1. Footprint, footmark, footstep, track, trail, wake, vestige. 2. Mark, sign, token, vestige, record ...
... follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l?st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to ... 1913 Dictionary Last Last, n. [AS. l[=a]sttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l ...
... 1. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread. She is coming ... drag, droop, drub, extent, flounce, foot, foot it, footfall, footrest, footstep, gait, gallop, grade, height, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hoof, hoof ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ICHNOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a footstep, and to describe.] In perspective, the view of any thing ... 1913 Dictionary Ichnography Ich*nog"ra*phy, n. [Gr. ?; ? track, footstep + ? to describe: cf. F. ichonographie.] (Drawing) A horizontal section of ...