[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

footstep \foot"step`\, n.
   1. the mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence,
      visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the
      footsteps of divine wisdom.
      1913 webster

            how on the faltering footsteps of decay
            youth presses.                        --bryant.
      1913 webster

   2. an inclined plane under a hand printing press.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

footstep
     n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
          on the porch" syn: footfall, step
     2: the act of taking a step in walking
     3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
        from the old tree and began to dig" syn: pace, step,
        stride
see also:
footfall step pace stride 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

74 moby thesaurus words for "footstep":
   boss, bump, clop, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram,
   dactylograph, dent, dint, doorstep, embossment, example,
   excrescence, fingerprint, footfall, footmark, footprint,
   footprints, footrest, footsteps, fossil footprint, hippety-hop,
   hoofbeat, hop, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint,
   indent, indentation, indention, jump, lump, pace, pad, paw print,
   pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, rest, riser, round, rundle,
   rung, scale, seal, sigil, signet, skip, spoke, spoor, stair, stamp,
   stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stride, string, stud,
   thumbmark, thumbprint, trace, track, tract, tradition, trail,
   tread, vestige, way of life

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