steps

steps
    n 1: a flight of stairs or a flight of steps [syn: {stairs},
         {steps}]
    2: the course along which a person has walked or is walking in;
       "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his
       steps turned toward home"
    

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "steps":
      back stairs, companion, companionway, escalier, fire escape,
      flight of steps, forearming, forehandedness, foresight,
      foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, incline,
      insurance, landing, landing stage, measures, perron, precaution,
      precautions, precautiousness, preventive measure, protection,
      providence, provision, ramp, safeguard, spiral staircase,
      staircase, stairs, stairway, stepping-stones, steps and measures,
      stile, treads and risers