FOOTSTEP as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of taking a step in walking
    Hypernyms(s) footstep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • the sound of a step of someone walking
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he heard footsteps on the porch
    Hypernyms(s) footstep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the distance covered by a step
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
    Hypernyms(s) footstep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)