Phrase Hound found 88 phrases and 25 compound words that contain ladder. The most common are listed below. Open ladder in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 88
- step ladderA ladder with steps or treads instead of rungs that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle.
- rope ladderA flexible ladder, constructed of rope, often with wooden rungs, suspended from the top.
- ladder of opportunityThe process of social advancement or the elevation to a higher social class of a citizen.
- fish ladderA structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
- accommodation laddera flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship for access to and from a small boat.
- Jacob's ladderA ladder leading to heaven.
- attic ladderA usually retractable ladder used to access an attic through an attic door.
- ladder snakeAny of the species Rhinechis scalaris of European snakes in the Colubridae family
- scaling ladderA ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.
- aerial ladderA mechanically-extendable ladder mounted to a fire engine.
- property ladderThe hierarchy of owned housing.
- corporate ladderThe hierarchy or ranking system of employment positions within a business organization; especially, such a hierarchy viewed as a ladder to be climbed (to successive higher-ranking positions) while one is pursuing a career path.
- ladder mateA checkmate pattern in which two major pieces team up to push the enemy king to one side of the board.
- word ladderA kind of puzzle in which one word must be transformed into another specified word of the same length by changing one letter at a time, each step yielding a valid intermediate word, as in lead → load → goad → gold.
- climb the ladderTo advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.
- salmon ladderA fish ladder built for salmon.
- social ladderThe hierarchy of a society.
- witch ladderAlternative form of witch's ladder: In folk magic, a charm or talisman made from knotted or plaited cord or hair, with various things like feathers braided or knotted into it.
- Ladder of JacobA pseudepigraphic writing of the Old Testament, preserved only in Slavonic and not generally regarded as scripture.
- climbing the ladderpresent participle and gerund of climb the ladder
- angel's ladderSynonym of Jacob's ladder: A ladder leading to heaven.
- climbed the laddersimple past and past participle of climb the ladder
- pulled up the laddersimple past and past participle of pull up the ladder
- ladder wagonAn agricultural wagon with sides resembling ladders.
- ladder backAlternative form of ladderback: A chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.
Compound words 25
- upladderUp a ladder.
- ladderbackA chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.
- ladderwayThe shaft or passage enclosing a ladder or connected by ladders.
- ladderlikeResembling a ladder (device used for climbing).
- downladderDown a ladder.
- ladderaneAny of a class of polycyclic hydrocarbons, consisting of repeating cyclobutane moieties, that resemble ladders
- ladderlessWithout a ladder.
- laddermanA casino employee who supervises the baccarat table from a tall chair, watching for cheating etc.
- ladderproofResistant to the formation of ladders (lengths of unravelled fabric).
- ladderwiseIn the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.