LADDERS
Noun
ladders
plural of ladder
Noun
ladders pl (plural only)
A pair of ladders
Verb
ladders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ladder
Anagrams
• Aldreds, Saddler, raddles, saddler
Source: Wiktionary
LADDER
Lad"der, n. Etym: [OE. laddre, AS. hl, hl; akin to OFries. hladder,
OHG.leitara, G. leiter, and from the root of E. lean, v. (Lean, v.
i., and cf. Climax.]
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 use; hence, that by means
of which one attains to eminence.
Lowliness is young ambition's ladder. Shak.
Fish ladder. See under Fish.
– Ladder beetle (Zoöl.), an American leaf beetle (Chrysomela
scalaris). The elytra are silvery white, striped and spotted with
green; the under wings are rose-colored. It feeds upon the linden
tree.
– Ladder handle, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed
ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.
– Ladder shell (Zoöl.), a spiral marine shell of the genus
Scalaria. See Scalaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition