Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A raised stone in a stream or in a swampy place designed to save the feet in walking.
- noun A horse-block.
- noun An aid or means by which an end may be accomplished or an object gained; an assistance to progress.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.
- noun Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
stepping stone .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
- noun any means of advancement
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Examples
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Finally, there are the indie authors who see the success of their books as a potential stepping-stone to a traditional publishing deal.
Amy Edelman: Indie Authors: How to Build a Bieber-Size Audience Amy Edelman 2011
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The prime minister succeeded in pressing the British position that the war should continue in the Mediterranean with the invasion of Sicily by July as the stepping-stone for attacking Italy.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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The prime minister succeeded in pressing the British position that the war should continue in the Mediterranean with the invasion of Sicily by July as the stepping-stone for attacking Italy.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Finally, there are the indie authors who see the success of their books as a potential stepping-stone to a traditional publishing deal.
Amy Edelman: Indie Authors: How to Build a Bieber-Size Audience Amy Edelman 2011
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It's hardly uncommon for celebrities to use their fame as a stepping-stone to another career.
An Ex-Met's Celebrity Wife Reloads Mike Sielski 2011
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"I'm pretty confident with my golf game right now after last week and I'm pretty comfortable on this golf course so I think it'll be a good stepping-stone for me."
Dufner refocuses on PGA Tour after major near-miss Reuters 2011
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America is just a stepping-stone to interplanetary conquest.
Mike Ragogna: Let Them Talk: Chatting With House's Hugh Laurie, Dar Williams and The Axis of Awesome, Plus Cal Ecker's "Time After Time" Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011
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America is just a stepping-stone to interplanetary conquest.
Mike Ragogna: Let Them Talk: Chatting With House's Hugh Laurie, Dar Williams and The Axis of Awesome, Plus Cal Ecker's "Time After Time" Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011
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"I'm pretty confident with my golf game right now after last week and I'm pretty comfortable on this golf course so I think it'll be a good stepping-stone for me."
Dufner refocuses on PGA Tour after major near-miss Reuters 2011
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President Obama's space policy was a shift from that of his predecessor, President George W. Bush, who set a return to the Moon -- as a stepping-stone toward the planet Mars -- as the main goal.
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