ladder
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈlædər/
:
escalera
- You had to climb down a ladder onto like a small ledge.
- rungs of the ladder
- top of the ladder
- fish ladder
OK, you got to be able to climb up the ladder carrying shit.
- OK, you got to be able to climb up the ladder carrying shit.
- But if you missed a rung on the ladder, you would fall.
- So dad climbed up the ladder into the loft and cut me down.
- She's on the iconic ladder on the bookshelf.
Examples
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The firefighters put a ladder up and let us in through the window.
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She carefully climbed the ladder to hang the decorations from the top.
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Let me show you the little ladder in the bathroom.
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Hey, does this ladder feel loose to you?
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I'm at the foot of the ladder.
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I fell off the ladder in the orchard, but I am better now.
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There's a ladder back there.
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He later climbed down the ladder and entered our boat.
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I found a sturdy ladder in the garage to reach the roof.
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The builders used a tall ladder to fix the ceiling lights.
Synonyms
7
2.9
A small folding tool with steps you climb to reach high places
4
3.4
A ladder made of ropes and wooden steps used when a regular ladder cannot be used
1
3.0
A short portable structure with flat steps and two sides joined at the top to form an A shape
1
4.2
A ladder with two sliding parts that can become longer to reach high places
1
5.6
A long ladder on a fire truck that extends to reach high places and rescue people
A tool with hinged sections that fold and lock to reach different heights
A hanging ladder made of rope or chain with wooden rungs used on ships
A rope ladder with wooden or metal steps that you use to board a ship from a small boat
A rope or chain with steps used to climb between a ship and small boats
A ladder lowered from a ship to let people climb aboard from the water or a small boat
A portable stair that hangs over the side of a ship to let people get to a boat or pier
A portable tool that has steps to climb over high walls during an attack
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
1
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
How High
- Specialized
1
5.6
1
4.2
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1.0
7
2.9
- US
2
2.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ladder comes from an old Germanic word for a frame with steps used for climbing, and many European languages have a similar word like German Leiter. So a ladder is a simple row of steps you use to go up or down.