| ladder | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down. |
| ~ articulated ladder | a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place. |
| ~ extension ladder | a ladder whose length can be extended. |
| ~ jack ladder, pilot ladder, jacob's ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps. |
| ~ monkey ladder | a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship. |
| ~ rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope. |
| ~ rundle, rung, spoke | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. |
| ~ scaling ladder | a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack). |
| ~ sea ladder, sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard. |
| ~ stairs, steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
| ~ step ladder, stepladder | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top. |
| n. (state) | 2. ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ degree, stage, level, point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| n. (event) | 3. ladder, ravel, run | a row of unravelled stitches.; "she got a run in her stocking" |
| ~ damage, impairment, harm | the occurrence of a change for the worse. |
| v. (change) | 4. ladder, run | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging.; "Her nylons were running" |
| ~ unravel, run | become undone.; "the sweater unraveled" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| stairs | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. stairs, steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
| ~ ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down. |
| ~ staircase, stairway | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
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