Look up: ladder

1. Ladder
   A non-climbable frame used to hang lanterns from.
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2. ladder
   [n] - steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs 2. [v] - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging, of stockings
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3. Ladder
   A side-lighting position shaped like a ladder and installed in the wings above head height. Used for hanging lanterns.
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4. Ladder
   Lad'der (-dẽr) noun [ Middle English laddre , Anglo-Saxon hlǣder , hlǣdder ; akin to OFries. hladder , Old High German leitara , German leiter , and from the root of English lean , ...
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5. ladder
   1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps. 'Some the engines play, And some, more bold, mount ladders to the fire.' (Dryden) ... 2. That which resembles a ladder in form or us...
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6. ladder
   noun steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
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7. ladder
   verb come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; `Her nylons were running`
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8. ladder
   ravel noun a row of unravelled stitches; `she got a run in her stocking`
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9. Ladder
   • (v. i.) That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence. • (v. i.) A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.
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10. Ladder
    A portfolio strategy where investors stagger the maturities
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11. Ladder
    Three or more groups/contacts/formations in trail.
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12. Ladder
    A `ladder` is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stringers (US) or stiles (UK). Rigid ladders are...
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13. Ladder
    (video game) `Ladder` is a barrel-jumping game (like Donkey Kong) written for the CP/M operating system. Since the screens on these computers only accept text characters and not rendered graphics, the game uses letters, numbers, and symbols lined up to create walls and platforms...
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14. Ladder
    (Go) --> is a basic sequence of moves in which an attacker pursues a group in atari (go)|atari in a zig-zag pattern across the board. If there are no intervening stones, the group will hit the edge of the board and be captured. The sequence is so basic that there is a Go proverb saying "...
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