ladder

Meaning of ladder

noun
  1. A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
  2. A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
  3. The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
  4. A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
  5. In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
verb
  1. To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
  2. To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
  3. Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
    Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!

Information about ladder

  • The plural form of ladder is: ladders.
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Hyphenation of ladder

lad-der

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • ladder is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

ladder synonyms

Meaning run:

run, ravel

Meaning :

stepladder

Translation of ladder

Anagrams of ladder

Aldred, larded, raddle

Words that rhyme with ladder

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