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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
footstep
    n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
         on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep, step]
    2: the act of taking a step in walking
    3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
       from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
       step, stride]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Footstep \Foot"step`\, n.
   1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence,
      visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the
      footsteps of divine wisdom.
      [1913 Webster]

            How on the faltering footsteps of decay
            Youth presses.                        --Bryant.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Footstep:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
boss, bump, clop, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram, dactylograph, dent, dint, doorstep, embossment, example, excrescence, fingerprint, footfall, footmark, footprint, footprints, footrest, footsteps, fossil footprint, hippety-hop, hoofbeat, hop, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, jump, lump, pace, pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, rest, riser, round, rundle, rung, scale, seal, sigil, signet, skip, spoke, spoor, stair, stamp, stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stride, string, stud, thumbmark, thumbprint, trace, track, tract, tradition, trail, tread, vestige, way of life
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