| NOUN | artifact | ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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