1. A stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing 
2. Any means of advancement
   "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"

Derived forms: stepping stones

Type of: agency, means, rock, stone, way

Encyclopedia: Stepping stone

• get down
• get down to brass tacks
• get dressed
• get even
• get going
• get hitched
• get hitched with
• get hold
• get hold of
• get in
• get in touch
• get into
• get it
• get it on
• get knotted
• get laid
• get lost
• get married
• get moving
• get off
• get off the ground
• get on
• get on with
• get one's lumps
• get onto