To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
To form a line or a row.
To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
To classify.
Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near.
Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
To rove over or through.
To determine the range to a target.
To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander.
To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.
An area for practicing shooting at targets.
The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
An area of open, often unfenced, grazing land.
The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
An area for military training or equipment testing.
A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
Selection, array.
The defensive area that a player can cover.
An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.