plural of step-uncle

plural of step-aunt

plural of step-niece

plural of step-nephew

plural of false step

An impossible loop of endlessly ascending and descending stairs, or an optical illusion appearing to be one.

(attributive) Intermediate; intermediary; in-process; interim.

An intermediate or intermediary step, stage, process, or phase.

(separable) To measure by steps or paces; hence, to divide (a space), or to form a series of marks, by successive measurements, as with dividers.

(transitive) To raise the knees so as to approach or step over. / (intransitive) To raise the knees higher than normal.