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   ladder

   /ˈladə/

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • ▪ a series of ascending stages by which someone or something may progress: "employees on their way up the career ladder"
   • 2. a vertical strip of unravelled fabric in tights or stockings: British "one of Sally's stockings developed a ladder"

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to tights or stockings) develop or cause to develop a ladder: British "I laddered my tights as I arrived this morning"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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