step / steppe [stɛp]
step – n. & v. – n. – 1. the act of raising a foot off the ground and placing it in a new position; 2. a manner of treading, one’s stride; 3. one of various paces or sequences in a drill or procedure; 4. a person’s movements or activities; 5. particular actions that lead to given results; v. – 1. alternate lifting and moving feet from one place to another; 2. go through a given sequence; 3. move to a new position professionally or socially; 4. advance
steppe – n. – 1. a vast, treeless plain of eastern Europe and Siberia; 2. any extensive plain