LADDER
\lˈadə], \lˈadə], \l_ˈa_d_ə]\
Definitions of LADDER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
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a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
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ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress; "he climbed the career ladder"
By Princeton University
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steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
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a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence.
By Noah Webster.
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A framework consisting of two parallel side pieces connected by bars, etc., forming steps at suitable distances; any means by which one climbs or ascends; as, young ambition's ladder.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A frame made with steps placed between two upright pieces, by which one may ascend a building, etc.: anything by which one ascends: a gradual rise.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A frame consisting of two side-pieces, connected by rounds or steps inserted at suitable distances by which one may ascend a building; means of rising or ascending.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A long frame consisting of two strong sides with fixed cross-pieces serving for steps; anything by which one ascends or rises.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A frame of wood, rope, &c., consisting of two side-pieces connected by rounds, thus forming steps by which persons may ascend a building, &c.;— that which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, by means of which one attains to eminence;— gradual rise or elevation.
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