ladder
[lad-er]
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Chiefly British. to get a run, as in a stocking.
to gain in popularity or importance: He laddered to the top of his profession.
Origin of ladder
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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Examples from the Web for ladderlike
Historical Examples of ladderlike
A ladderlike stair leading directly from the kitchen takes me into the loft.
The Woman Who ToilsMrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van Vorst
Her father, in a grotesque crouching posture, was mounting the ladderlike stair.
The Book of SusanLee Wilson Dodd
A ladderlike stair led up from one side of the kitchen, opposite to the single window and the small coal range.
The Book of SusanLee Wilson Dodd
Jimmie Dale's flashlight played on a short, ladderlike stairway, and in an instant he was climbing upward.
The Adventures of Jimmie DaleFrank L. Packard
Ross crawled free and clung dizzily to a ladderlike disembarking structure.
The Time TradersAndre Norton
ladder
noun
verb
Word Origin for ladder
Old English hlǣdder; related to Old High German leitara
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