NOUN | artifact | ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs |
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state | ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress | |
event | ladder, run, ravel | a row of unravelled stitches | |
VERB | change | ladder, run | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
Sounds | lae'der | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down. | |
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Parts | rundle, spoke, rung | One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder |
Narrower | Jacob's ladder, jack ladder, pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
articulated ladder | A ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place | |
extension ladder | A ladder whose length can be extended | |
monkey ladder | A light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship | |
rope ladder | A ladder with side pieces of rope | |
scaling ladder | A ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) | |
sea ladder, sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard | |
step ladder, stepladder | A folding portable ladder hinged at the top | |
Broader | stairs, steps | A flight of stairs or a flight of steps |
Spanish | escalera de mano, escalera | |
Catalan | escala de ma, escala |
Meaning | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress. | |
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Example | "he climbed the career ladder" | |
Broader | degree, level, stage, point | A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
Spanish | carrera | |
Catalan | carrera |
Meaning | A row of unravelled stitches. | |
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Synonyms | run, ravel | |
Broader | damage, harm, impairment | The occurrence of a change for the worse |
Spanish | carrera, corrida, enredo, escalera | |
Catalan | carrera | |
Verbs | ladder | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging |
Meaning | Come unraveled or undone as if by snagging. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonym | run | |
Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments |
Similar to | run, unravel | Become undone |
Catalan | nolex | |
Nouns | ladder | a row of unravelled stitches |
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