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stepping stone

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stepping stone
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) one of a series of stones acting as footrests for crossing streams, marshes, etc.
2. a circumstance that assists progress towards some goal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stepping stonestepping stone - a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
2.stepping stone - any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"
means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
Translations
stepping stone [ˈstepɪŋstəʊn] N
1. (lit) → pasadera f
2. (fig) → trampolĂ­n m (to para llegar a)
stepping stone
n(Tritt)stein m; (fig)Sprungbrett nt
stepping stone [ˈstɛpɪŋˌstəʊn] npietra di un guado (fig) stepping stone (to)trampolino di lancio (verso)
stepping stone [ˈstɛpɪŋˌstəʊn] npietra di un guado (fig) stepping stone (to)trampolino di lancio (verso)


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The preferment seemed to him in the nature of a well-merited reward for painstaking and intelligent service, and as a stepping stone to posts of greater importance and responsibility; but, on the other hand, he had been married to the Hon.
In short, the distaste of the worthy naturalist for beef was not unlike that which the shepherd sometimes produces, by first muzzling and fettering his delinquent dog, and then leaving him as a stepping stone for the whole flock to use in its transit over a wall, or through the opening of a sheep-fold; a process which is said to produce in the culprit a species of surfeit, on the subject of mutton, for ever after.
 
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