footstep : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: footstep	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for footstep
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footstep n the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" Synonym(s): footfall, footstep, step the act of taking a step in walking the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" Synonym(s): footstep, pace, step, stride
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. --Bryant. 2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.