Words that rhyme with footstep

  • crepe
    n 1: paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations [syn: crepe, crepe paper] 2: small very thin pancake [syn: crape, crepe, French pancake] 3: a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface [syn: crepe, crape] v 1: cover or drape with crape; "crape the mirror" [syn: crape, crepe]
  • doorstep
    n 1: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep, threshold]
  • instep
    n 1: the arch of the foot 2: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot
  • julep
    n 1: bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice [syn: julep, mint julep]
  • misstep
    n 1: an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep" [syn: trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep]
  • overstep
    v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress, trespass, overstep] 2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
  • pep
    n 1: liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" [syn: pep, peppiness, ginger]
  • quickstep
    n 1: military march accompanying quick time 2: a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps v 1: perform a quickstep
  • rep
    n 1: informal abbreviation of `representative' 2: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp]
  • sidestep
    n 1: a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v 1: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]
  • step
    n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure, step] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps" 4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" [syn: step, stair] 5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions" [syn: gradation, step] 6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn: step, stone's throw] 7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step] 8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole tone, step, whole step] 9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" [syn: footprint, footmark, step] 10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step, step] v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back" 2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn: step, tread] 3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command 4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat] 5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" 6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively" 7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner; "step over to the blackboard" 8: place (a ship's mast) in its step 9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace, step] 10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
  • steppe
    n 1: extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
  • repp
    n 1: a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs [syn: rep, repp]
  • skep
    n 1: a large round wicker basket (used on farms) 2: a domed beehive made of twisted straw
  • demirep
  • yep
  • schlepp
  • dieppe
  • outstep
  • salep
  • amenhotep
  • imhotep

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