- lad|der|y
- lad|der|y «LAD uh ree», adjective.resembling a ladder.
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lad|der — «LAD uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a set of rungs or steps fastened into two long sidepieces of wood, metal, or rope, for use in climbing: »The boys climbed the rope ladder to get into their tree house. 2. Figurative. a means of climbing higher: »Hard … Useful english dictionary
lad´der|like´ — lad|der «LAD uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a set of rungs or steps fastened into two long sidepieces of wood, metal, or rope, for use in climbing: »The boys climbed the rope ladder to get into their tree house. 2. Figurative. a means of climbing… … Useful english dictionary
lad´der|less — lad|der «LAD uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a set of rungs or steps fastened into two long sidepieces of wood, metal, or rope, for use in climbing: »The boys climbed the rope ladder to get into their tree house. 2. Figurative. a means of climbing… … Useful english dictionary
lad|der-back chair — «LAD uhr BAK», a chair having a back formed of horizontal pieces of wood between two upright pieces, such as a ladder has … Useful english dictionary
lad|der-backed — «LAD uhr BAKT», adjective. having a back formed like the rungs of a ladder: »a ladder backed armchair … Useful english dictionary
lad|der|proof — «LAD uhr PROOF», adjective. British. resistant to runs: »ladderproof nylon stockings … Useful english dictionary
cat|lad|der — «KAT LAD uhr», noun. a scaling ladder used especially for climbing on the sloping roofs of houses … Useful english dictionary
hook-and-lad|der truck — «HUK uhn LAD uhr», a fire truck equipped with ladders, hooked instruments, axes, and other fire fighting tools … Useful english dictionary
jack|lad|der — «JAK LAD uhr», noun. 1. Nautical. a ladder having rope sides and wooden or metal rungs; Jacob s ladder. 2. (in lumbering) a gangway … Useful english dictionary
Ja|cob's-lad|der — Jacob s ladder, 1. a ladder to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (in the Bible, Genesis 28:12). 2. a rope ladder with wooden or metal rungs, used on ships especially by pilots who are boarding or leaving. Ja|cob s lad|der «JAY kuhbz LAD uhr», noun … Useful english dictionary
