stepping-stone

Noun

Meaning

A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking.

Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

stepping stone

Synonyms

time way basis rest initial deputy opening room bridge step acting chance platform interim milestone
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Hypernyms

way agency means

Related terms

milestone

Examples

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. Thomas Carlyle

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist. Eleanor Roosevelt

What is marriage, is marriage protection or religion, is marriage renunciation or abundance, is marriage a stepping-stone or an end. What is marriage. Gertrude Stein

The present assault on capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich-a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness. Stephen Johnson Field

Even a modest Basic Income program could become a stepping-stone toward the most profound transformation of all: to unlatch work from livelihood entirely. David Graeber

Everything in my life has been a stepping-stone to something else. Stacy Keibler

Close letter words and terms

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