lockstep
(noun) a manner of marching in file in which each person’s leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; “the prisoner’s ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep”
lockstep
(noun) a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; “the union’s support had been in lockstep for years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lockstep (usually uncountable, plural locksteps)
(military) A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
(figuratively) Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
• splocket
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
