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stepping stone
Overview of noun stepping-stone
The noun stepping stone has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stepping stone -- (a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing)
2. stepping stone -- (any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stepping-stone
2 senses of stepping stone
Sense 1
stepping stone
=> rock, stone
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
stepping stone
=> means, agency, way
=> implementation, effectuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun stepping-stone
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stepping-stone
2 senses of stepping stone
Sense 1
stepping stone
=> rock, stone
Sense 2
stepping stone
=> means, agency, way
Antonyms of noun stepping-stone
Member Holonyms of noun stepping-stone
Substance Holonyms of noun stepping-stone
Part Holonyms of noun stepping-stone
Member Meronyms of noun stepping-stone
Substance Meronyms of noun stepping-stone
Part Meronyms of noun stepping-stone
Meronyms of noun stepping-stone
Holonyms of noun stepping-stone
Attributes of noun stepping-stone
Derived Forms of noun stepping-stone
Domain of noun stepping-stone
Domain Terms of noun stepping-stone
Familiarity of noun stepping-stone
stepping stone used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun stepping-stone
2 senses of stepping stone
Sense 1
stepping stone
> rock, stone
=> achondrite
=> bedrock
=> boulder, bowlder
=> calculus, concretion
=> chondrite
=> clastic rock
=> crystal, crystallization
=> intrusion
=> outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop
=> pebble
=> petrifaction
=> sill
=> stepping stone
=> tor
=> wall rock
=> whinstone, whin
=> xenolith
Sense 2
stepping stone
> means, agency, way
=> dint
=> escape
=> fast track
=> instrument, tool
=> road
=> stepping stone
=> expedient
=> desperate measure
=> open sesame
=> salvation
=> tooth
=> voice
=> wings
Meronyms of noun stepping-stone
2 senses of stepping stone
Sense 1
stepping stone
=> rock, stone
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun stepping-stone
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