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stepstone

stepstone noun: a stone laid before a door as a stair to step on when entering or leaving the house; a doorstep.

Noun

stepstone (plural stepstones)

  1. A stone laid before a door as a stair to step on when entering or leaving the house; a doorstep.
  2. (figuratively) A stepping stone

stepstone meaning in Tamil

stepstone in Tamil

ஒதுக்குக்கல்

Forms of stepstone

pluralstepstones

Origin of stepstone

From step + stone.

Questions about stepstone

What does stepstone mean?
Stepstone means a stone laid before a door as a stair to step on when entering or leaving the house; a doorstep.
What is stepstone in Tamil?
Stepstone in Tamil is ஒதுக்குக்கல். See Stepstone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stepstone?
Stepstone is a noun.
What is the plural of stepstone?
The plural of stepstone is stepstones.

Words near stepstone in the dictionary

  1. stepsisters-in-law
  2. stepsize
  3. stepsizes
  4. stepson
  5. stepsons
  6. stepstone
  7. stepstones
  8. stepstool
  9. stepstools
  10. stepstreet
  11. stept

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stepstone (page history and authors); stepstone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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