Check Dictionary

Find out more about word, its definitions etc.

Valid in these dictionaries

TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of ladder

1 definition found

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ladder
      n 1: steps consisting of two parallel members connected by
           rungs; for climbing up or down
      2: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress;
         "he climbed the career ladder"
      3: a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"
         [syn: {run}, {ladder}, {ravel}]
      v 1: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons
           were running" [syn: {ladder}, {run}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

Use this dictionary checker to learn more about a word - find out its meaning and also make sure whether that word is a valid word in any of these dictionaries (used by popular word games). Here is the list of dictionaries it checks for :

OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.

The dictionary checker is also good at solving any issue with a disputed word when you're playing scramble games gainst your friends or family members. As a bonus, you also learn new words while having fun!

Back to Word Unscrambler