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Word: Ladder
Speech Type: Noun
Old English hlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter
ˈladə
a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.
Short Definition:piece of equipment for climbing up or down
a vertical strip of unravelled fabric in tights or stockings
Short Definition:unravelled fabric in tights or stockings
Examples:- one of Sally's stockings developed a ladder
Word: Ladder
Speech Type: Verb
ˈladə
(with reference to tights or stockings) develop or cause to develop a ladder
Short Definition:develop or cause to develop ladder
Examples:- I laddered my tights as I arrived this morning
- the first time I put them on, one of the stockings laddered
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