The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
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.
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 arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
A set of alters, or the multiple (“the individual with multiple personalities due to, for example, a dissociative personality disorder”) who contains them.
Preceded by the word the: the mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
A planetary system; a set of planets orbiting a star or star system
A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
A method or way of organizing or planning.
A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
A set of body organs having a particular function.