About The Word Stepping-stone

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Stepping-stone to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Stepping-stone definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Stepping-stone

Stepping-stone Meaning & Definition
Stepping-stone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stepping-stone?

[n] any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"
[n] a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stepping-stone:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stepping-stone:

See Also | agency | means | rock | stone | way

Stepping-stone In Webster's Dictionary

\Step"ping-stone`\, n. 1. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking. 2. Fig.: A means of progress or advancement. These obstacles his genius had turned into stepping-stones. --Macaulay. That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things. --Tennyson.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Greater london ‐ the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames…
  • Otto i ‐ King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor…
  • Turbinal ‐ any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man…
  • Polo ‐ a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using…
  • Breiz ‐ a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between…
  • Pneumococcal vaccine ‐ vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most…
  • Propyl alcohol ‐ a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent…
  • Scheduler ‐ computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer…
  • Plausibility ‐ apparent validity
  • Pediculus humanus ‐ head or…