ladder

English Thesaurus

1. steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	stairs, steps,
definition	:	a flight of stairs or a flight of steps (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	articulated ladder,
definition	:	a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	extension ladder,
definition	:	a ladder whose length can be extended (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	jack ladder, jacob's ladder, pilot ladder,
definition	:	(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	monkey ladder,
definition	:	a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	rope ladder,
definition	:	a ladder with side pieces of rope (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	scaling ladder,
definition	:	a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	sea ladder, sea steps,
definition	:	(nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	step ladder, stepladder,
definition	:	a folding portable ladder hinged at the top (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	rundle, rung, spoke,
definition	:	one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder (noun.artifact)

2. a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)

hypernym	:	damage, harm, impairment,
definition	:	the occurrence of a change for the worse (noun.event)

3. ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress (noun.state)

hypernym	:	degree, level, point, stage,
definition	:	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (noun.state)

4. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

hypernym	:	break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up,
definition	:	become separated into pieces or fragments (verb.change)

verb group	:	run, unravel,
definition	:	become undone (verb.change)

5. a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)

derivation	:	ladder, run,
definition	:	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

derivation	:	knot, ravel, tangle,
definition	:	tangle or complicate (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ravel, ravel out, unravel,
definition	:	disentangle (verb.contact)

6. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

derivation	:	ladder, ravel, run,
definition	:	a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)

7. a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)

derivation	:	ladder, run,
definition	:	come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

derivation	:	knot, ravel, tangle,
definition	:	tangle or complicate (verb.contact)

derivation	:	ravel, ravel out, unravel,
definition	:	disentangle (verb.contact)

8. come unraveled or undone as if by snagging (verb.change)

derivation	:	ladder, ravel, run,
definition	:	a row of unravelled stitches (noun.event)