steppingstone


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step·ping·stone

 (stĕp′ĭng-stōn′)
n.
1. A stone that provides a place to step, as in crossing a stream.
2. An advantageous position for advancement toward a goal.
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step′ping•stone`

or step′ping stone`,



n.
1. a stone for stepping on in crossing a stream, marsh, etc.
2. any means or stage of advancement or improvement.
[1275–1325]
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Like many men's wives, the good lady served her husband as a steppingstone. I had scrambled out of the coach and was instinctively settling my cravat, when somebody brushed roughly by me, and I heard a smart thwack upon the coachman's ear.
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Players such as Yohan Cabaye and Andros Townsend departed St James' Park to further their careers, but Elliot insists Newcastle are no longer a "steppingstone club".
Manama: The Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF), in partnership with SteppingStone Global (SSG), a leading training, consulting and coaching organisation, held its first speed networking event for members and their guests at Al Murjan ballroom at the Moevenpick Hotel, Muharraq.
A significant number appear to be using the Welsh Assembly as a steppingstone to Westminster.
The project could possibly lead to developing asteroid material for spaceship fuels or construction, making the project a steppingstone to sending humans to Mars, this feature says.
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