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 perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
To define the scope of something.
To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
To examine under a microscope.
To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
A periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.