- 1. n. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking. Source: opted
- 2. n. Fig.: A means of progress or advancement. Source: opted
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. n:100 n. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or mud in walking. n. Fig.: A means of progress or advancement. Source: ecdict
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