ladder
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7.6
- noun
- /ˈlædər/
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corrida (en medias)
- She noticed a ladder in her new stockings after just one wear.
Examples
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She's got a ladder in her tights.
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But I have a ladder in my last pair of nylons.
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Just then, the mother shook the ladder, and Ella slipped off.
Academic text (2015) -
"Every time she sees somebody heading for the ladder, she threatens to kick it so we can't reach her."
Fiction book (1996) -
Our entire dining room was decorated with little yellow ladders and red fire helmets.
Fiction book (1998) -
He tried to fix the ladder in his tights before the party.
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After snagging her nylons on a nail, she found a long ladder running down the leg.
Synonyms
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8.2
A long line where stitches in a stocking come undone
A long unravelling line in knitted clothes, often in stockings
Idioms
To move up in a company by getting promotions and more responsibility
To improve social position by getting more money, education, or important friends
To succeed and then stop others from getting the same chances
Compounds
- Informal
7
4.1
A series of job levels in a company that people move up to reach higher positions with more responsibility
- Specialized
1
3.7
A fire engine with a long ladder that stretches to reach high places and rescue people
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3.0
A short portable structure with flat steps and two sides joined at the top to form an A shape
- Specialized
1
5.6
A long ladder on a fire truck that extends to reach high places and rescue people
- Specialized
A portable stair that hangs over the side of a ship to let people get to a boat or pier
- Specialized
A fire engine with a long ladder that can extend to reach high places for fighting fires or rescuing people
- Specialized
A tool with hinged sections that fold and lock to reach different heights
- Specialized
A light narrow ladder on a ship that sailors climb to reach the monkey bridge
- Specialized
A European plant with leaves of many small leaflets and blue or white flowers
A plant with upright stems and white flowers that lives many years in cold northern places
- Specialized
A rope ladder with wooden or metal steps that you use to board a ship from a small boat
- Specialized
A ladder lowered from a ship to let people climb aboard from the water or a small boat
Surface Forms
Etymology
A ladder in a sock or stocking got its name because a run of loose threads makes a long line that looks like the steps of a ladder. So a ladder in tights is the visible row of undone stitches.