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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>STENTORI</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="stentor"> stentor (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a man of powerful voice. </DL> <A NAME="stentor"> stentor (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of trumpet-shaped protozoans that are among the largest of all single-celled animals. </DL> <A NAME="stentorian"> stentorian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> very loud or powerful in sound. Ex. The stentorian voice ... rang through the valley (James Fenimore Cooper). (SYN) sonorous, thundering. adv. stentorianly. </DL> <A NAME="stentorious"> stentorious, adjective. =stentorian.adv. stentoriously. </DL> <A NAME="step"> step, noun, verb, stepped or (Archaic) stept, stepping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a movement made by lifting the foot and putting it down again in a new position; one motion of the leg in walking, running, or dancing. Ex. to make a long step to the side, walk with short steps, a polka step, a gliding step, a dance with fancy steps. <DD> 2. the distance covered by one such movement. Ex. She was three steps away when he called her back. <DD> 3. a short distance; little way. Ex. The school is only a step from our house. <DD> 4. a way of walking, dancing, or running; gait; stride. Ex. a brisk step. Light of step and heart was she (Walter de la Mare). <DD> 5a. a pace uniform with that of another or others or in time with music. Ex. to keep step. <DD> b. a particular marching pace. Ex. a quick step. <DD> 6. a place for the foot in going up or coming down. A stair or a rung of a ladder is a step. <DD> 7. the sound made by putting the foot down; footstep. Ex. I hear steps on the stairs. <DD> 8. a footprint. Ex. to see steps in the mud. <DD> 9. (Figurative.) an action. Ex. the first step toward peace. (SYN) measure, proceeding. <DD> 10. a degree in a scale; a grade in rank; stage. Ex. A colonel is three steps above a captain. (Figurative.) College is often a step to higher advancement. <DD> 11. (Music.) <DD> a. a degree of the staff or scale. <DD> b. the interval between two adjoining degrees of the scale, called a half step (semitone) or a whole step (two semitones). <DD> c. (popularly) a whole step. <DD> 12. an offset, or part of a machine, fitting, or the like, resembling a step in outline. <DD> 13. a frame or support in which the lower end or heel of a mast is set to hold it upright. Ex. the step of a mast. <DD>v.i. 1. to move the legs as in walking, running, or dancing. Ex. to step to the side. Step lively! <DD> 2. to walk a short distance. Ex. to step across the road. Step this way. <DD> 3. to put the foot down; tread (on, upon). Ex. He stepped on a bug. I stepped on the accelerator. <DD> 4. (Informal, Figurative.) to go fast; move quickly. <DD>v.t. 1a. to measure (off) by taking steps; pace (off). Ex. Step off the distance from the door to the window. <DD> b. to mark (off) as with dividers or compasses. <DD> 2. to make or arrange like a flight of steps. <DD> 3a. to set (a mast) in place; fix or place in a support. <DD> b. to fit (as a deck or rail) in position on a ship. <DD> 4. to move (the foot) forward as in walking. Ex. to step foot into a room. <DD> 5. to go through the steps of (a dance); perform. Ex. He stepped a minuet gravely and gracefully. expr. break step, <DD> 1. to stop marching in step. Ex. The troops had to break step in order to cross the narrow bridge. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to disagree or be out of harmony with one's associates or regulations. Ex. He broke step with his party and supported a rival candidate. expr. change step, to fall into marching step more correctly. Ex. One of the marchers quickly changed step to keep in time with the music. expr. in step, <DD> a. making one's steps fit those of another person or persons; at a uniform pace with others or in time with music. Ex. She had difficulty keeping in step with the rest of the marchers. <DD> b. (Figurative.) making one's actions or ideas agree with those of another person or persons; in harmony or agreement. Ex. The new price increase is in step with the rising costs of production. expr. out of step, <DD> a. not keeping pace with others or in time with music. Ex. That boy was out of step during most of the parade. <DD> b. (Figurative.) not in harmony or accord. Ex. People who live solitary lives are often out of step with the times. expr. pick one's steps, to move with great care and caution over treacherous ground, a difficult situation, or the like. Ex. (Figurative.) The dashing stream stays not to pick his steps among the rocks (Arthur H. Clough). expr. step aside, <DD> a. to move away a small distance; retire a few steps. Ex. Please step aside to make room for the luggage. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to withdraw. Ex. Recently he stepped aside from his diplomatic role to speak to a New York audience out of his own Buddhist faith (Maclean's). expr. step back, <DD> a. to move a little distance to the rear; go backward. Ex. The favorite of the Princess, looking into the cavity, stepped back and trembled (Samuel Johnson). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to withdraw; retire. Ex. Bobby [Kennedy] stepped back before the overriding claims of Jack's fight for the White House (Maclean's). expr. step by step, little by little; slowly. Ex. the revolution which human nature desires to effect step by step in many ages (Benjamin Jowett). Step by step Wykeham rose to the highest dignities (George W. Thornbury). expr. step down, <DD> a. to come down. Ex. In robe and crown the king stept down (Tennyson). <DD> b. (Figurative.) to surrender or resign from an office or position of precedence. Ex. Last week Editor Hutchinson, 65, announced that he was stepping down to devote all his time to writing (Time). <DD> c. (Figurative.) to lower by steps or degrees; decrease. Ex. Congress voted to step down government spending. expr. step in, to come in; intervene; take part. Ex. But where the Federal government must step in, it will (Newsweek). expr. step into, to come into, acquire, or receive, especially without particular effort or by chance. Ex. to step into a fortune. expr. step on it, (Informal.) to go faster; hurry up. Ex. If you want to catch the train, you'd better step on it. expr. step out, (U.S. Informal.) <DD> a. to leave a place, usually for a short time. Ex. Mother's stepped out, and I'm alone up here (R. O'Reilly). <DD> b. (Informal.) to go out for entertainment. Ex. We're celebrating by stepping out tonight. <DD> c. (Figurative.) to withdraw; retire. Ex. He intended to remain as president of the World's Fair. "There is no possibility at all of getting me to step out" [he said] (New York Times). <DD> d. to walk or march with longer or more vigorous steps. Ex. At the command, "Step out!" the marching soldiers lengthened their pace. expr. steps, <DD> a. a stepladder. Ex. Steps, nails, and hammer were quickly at the disposal of the stranger (F. W. Robinson). <DD> b. a path traversed; course or way. Ex. to retrace one's steps. expr. step up, <DD> a. to go up; ascend. Ex. The instructor stepped up onto the stage to deliver his lecture. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to increase. Ex. My salary was stepped up last week. <DD> c. (Figurative.) to raise by steps or degrees; make go faster or higher. Ex. to step up production of automobiles, to step up the pressure in a boiler. <DD> d. (Informal.) to come forward (used by a carnival barker). Ex. Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! expr. take steps, to adopt, put into effect, or carry out measures considered to be necessary or desirable. Ex. Steps have already been taken to deal with the emergency. expr. watch one's step, to be careful. Ex. Watch your step when you ride down that steep hill on the bicycle. The ... chairman warned that "Congress should watch its step" in trying to regulate economic pressures (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="step"> step-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) related by the remarriage of a parent, not by blood, as in stepmother, stepsister, stepaunt. </DL> <A NAME="stepbrother"> stepbrother, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a stepfather's or stepmother's son by a former marriage. Ex. If her father marries a widow with a little boy, this boy will be her stepbrother. </DL> <A NAME="stepbystep"> step-by-step, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> taking one step at a time; doing something gradually or by degrees. Ex. This book is a step-by-step manual (New York Times). The war ... can be ended only by step-by-step concessions (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="stepchild"> stepchild, noun, pl. -children.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a child of one's husband or wife by a former marriage; stepson or stepdaughter. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) something or someone not treated as one's own; one that is neglected or ignored. Ex. The Commerce Department has for many years been a stepchild of city government (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="stepcut"> step cut,<DL COMPACT><DD> an ornamental design in gem cutting with long, steplike facets cut into the top and back of the stone; trap cut. </DL> <A NAME="stepdame"> stepdame, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a stepmother. </DL> <A NAME="stepdance"> step dance,<DL COMPACT><DD> a dance marked by originality, variety, or difficulty in the steps; dance in which the steps are more important than the figure. </DL> <A NAME="stepdaughter"> stepdaughter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a daughter of one's husband or wife by a former marriage. </DL> <A HREF="stepdeal.dic">NEXT</A>