Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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porcupine provision | Yes | No | No | No |
step | Yes | No | Yes | No |
porcupine provision (noun) | step (noun) |
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a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down |
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | |
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance | |
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway | |
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed | |
a musical interval of two semitones | |
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | |
the sound of a step of someone walking | |
the distance covered by a step | |
a short distance | |
relative position in a graded series |
porcupine provision (verb) | step (verb) |
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measure (distances) by pacing | |
move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation | |
place (a ship's mast) in its step | |
shift or move by taking a step | |
put down or press the foot, place the foot | |
walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner | |
move with one's feet in a specific manner | |
furnish with steps | |
treat badly | |
cause (a computer) to execute a single command |