ladder
Definition
- n. steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- n. ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- v. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
Word forms
- Past participle
- laddered
- Past tense
- laddered
- Present participle
- laddering
- Third person singular
- ladders
Example sentences
n.
He climbed the ladder to reach the roof of the house.
vi.
After years of hard work, she finally started to ladder in her career.