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| accidental |
in music, a symbol that indicates that a note should be played or sung one or two semitones higher or lower than is otherwise indicated. In most cases, the pitch is to be raised or lowered by one half step, as from F natural to F sharp. [1/5 definitions] |
| alight1 |
to step down or get off. [1/2 definitions] |
| anarchism |
a theory that advocates the abolition of all forms of government as a necessary step towards achieving political and social liberty. [1/2 definitions] |
| back-step |
a step taken backwards. [1/2 definitions] |
| begin |
to do the first step in a process; start. [2 definitions] |
| bestride |
to cross or step over with long strides. [1/3 definitions] |
| bounce |
to walk with a spring in one's step. [1/4 definitions] |
| catch |
to step inside a bus, train, or airplane in time to ride. [1/4 definitions] |
| chassé |
a swift gliding dance step to the side or front. [1/2 definitions] |
| chromatic |
having to do with a musical scale, where the difference between each note is one half step. [1/2 definitions] |
| climb in |
to step upward and get into (a vehicle). |
| counterstep |
combined form of step. |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. [1/4 definitions] |
| diminished |
of a musical interval or chord, lower by a semitone or half step. |
| doorstep |
a step or series of steps leading up to an outside door. |
| flat1 |
a musical tone that is a half step lower than another. [2/12 definitions] |
| flow chart |
a chart or diagram that shows step-by-step how something grows, develops, or is made. |
| footprint |
a mark pressed by a foot onto a surface, such as a step in wet sand or a print left by a muddy shoe. |
| footstep |
a single step with the foot, or the sound it makes. [4/2 definitions] |
| frit |
to fuse (materials) as a step in making glass, ceramics, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| generation |
a level or single step in an ancestral hierarchy. [2/5 definitions] |
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