snakes and ladders

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uncountable noun snakes and ladders Snakes and ladders is a British children's game played with a board and dice. When you go up a ladder, you progress quickly. When you go down a snake, you go backwards. 0
noun snakes and ladders a board game in which players move counters along a series of squares according to throws of a dice. A ladder provides a short cut to a square nearer the finish and a snake obliges a player to return to a square nearer the start 0
noun snakes and ladders a British children's game in which dice are thrown to determine the moves of players' pieces around a board marked with pictures of snakes and ladders, which also affect the play 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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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