Definition of Ladder

1. Noun. Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down.


2. Verb. Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. "Her nylons were running"
Exact synonyms: Run
Related verbs: Run, Unravel
Generic synonyms: Break, Come Apart, Fall Apart, Separate, Split Up
Derivative terms: Run

3. Noun. Ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress. "He climbed the career ladder"
Generic synonyms: Degree, Level, Point, Stage

4. Noun. A row of unravelled stitches. "She got a run in her stocking"
Exact synonyms: Ravel, Run
Generic synonyms: Damage, Harm, Impairment
Derivative terms: Ravel, Ravel, Run

Definition of Ladder

1. n. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.

Definition of Ladder

1. to cause a run in a stocking [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Ladder

1. 1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps. "Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount ladders to the fire." (Dryden) 2. That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence. "Lowliness is young ambition's ladder." (Shak) Fish ladder. See Fish. Ladder beetle, a spiral marine shell of the genus Scalaria. See Scalaria. Origin: OE. Laddre, AS. Hlder, hldder; akin to OFries. Hladder, OHG.leitara, G. Leiter, and from the root of E. Lean, v. See Lean, and cf. Climax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ladder

Lac operon
lac sulfuris
lac vaccinum
lac wax
lad
lad
lad's love
ladanum
ladanums
Ladd
Ladd's band
Ladd's operation
Ladd-Franklin
Ladd-Franklin theory
ladder (current term)
ladder (current term)
ladder-back
ladder-back chair
ladder-proof
laddered
laddering
laddering
ladderlike
ladders
laddery
ladder splint
ladder truck
laddie
laddie
laddies

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