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- [lad-er]
- /ˈlæd ər/
- /ˈlæd.ər/
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- [lad-er]
- /ˈlæd ər/
Definitions of ladder word
- noun ladder a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down. 1
- noun ladder something resembling this. 1
- noun ladder a means of rising, as to eminence: the ladder of success. 1
- noun ladder a graded series of stages or levels in status; a hierarchical order of position or rank: high on the political ladder. 1
- noun ladder Nautical. companionway (def 1). 1
- noun ladder Chiefly British. a run in a stocking. 1
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Origin of ladder
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English laddre, Old English hlǣder; cognate with German Leiter, Dutch leer (also ladder < Fris); akin to Gothic hleithra tent; orig., something that slopes. See lean1
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Parts of speech for Ladder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ladder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ladder
noun ladder
- ratio — the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.
- proportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- system — an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
- range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
Antonyms for ladder
noun ladder
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
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