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ladder
English
Alternative forms
- ledder (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle English ladder, laddre, from Old English hl?der, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrij? (compare Scots ledder, North Frisian ladder, Saterland Frisian Laadere, West Frisian ljedder, Dutch ladder, leer, German Leiter), from Proto-Indo-European *?leytro (compare Old Irish clithar (“hedge”), Umbrian ???????????????????????????? (kletram, “stretcher”)), from Proto-Indo-European *?ley- (“to lean”). See lean, which is related to lid.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?lad?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?læd?/, [?læ??]
- Homophone: latter (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -æd?(r)
- Hyphenation: lad?der
Noun
ladder (plural ladders)
- 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).
- (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- (chiefly Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
Usage notes
For stockings touted as resistant to ladders (unraveling), the phrase “ladder resist” is used in the UK. The American equivalent is “run resistant”.
Synonyms
- (frame for ascent and descent): stepladder
- (unravelled fabric): run (primarily US)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
ladder (third-person singular simple present ladders, present participle laddering, simple past and past participle laddered)
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- 1993, Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 978-0-09-177373-1; republished as Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, June 1997, ISBN 978-0-679-77681-9, page 254:
- He slid his hand up her skirt and murmured in her ear. / "Robert, I've just got dressed. Stop it." […] / He laddered her stocking and smudged her lipstick, but she had time to repair the damage before they went out.
- 1993, Sebastian Faulks, Birdsong, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 978-0-09-177373-1; republished as Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, June 1997, ISBN 978-0-679-77681-9, page 254:
- (Britain, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- 2007, Peter Smith, Naval Warfare in the English Channel: 1939-1945 (page 134)
- For eighteen minutes Revenge pounded the dockyard area at an average range of 15,700 yards, spreading for line and laddering for range to a prearranged plan to cover the whole target area.
- 2014, Norman Friedman, Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns & Gunnery
- Laddering made it possible to get a few hits on a fast-moving, often manoeuvring, target.
- 2007, Peter Smith, Naval Warfare in the English Channel: 1939-1945 (page 134)
Anagrams
- Aldred, larded, raddle
Dutch
Alternative forms
- leeder (obsolete)
- leer (dialectal, dated)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ladere, from Old Frisian hladder, hledder, hleder, hl?rde, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrij?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?.d?r/
- Hyphenation: lad?der
- Rhymes: -?d?r
Noun
ladder f (plural ladders, diminutive laddertje n)
- A ladder.
- (clothing) A ladder, a run (length of unravelled fabric).
Meronyms
- sport
Derived terms
- toonladder
- touwladder
Descendants
- Afrikaans: leer
- ? Sotho: lere
- ? Xhosa: ileli
Middle English
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) læddræ, leaddre, læddre
- laddre, ladre, leddre, ledder, laddir, lheddre, leddyr
Etymology
From Old English hl?der, hlædder, from Proto-Germanic *hlaidrij?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?lad?r/, /?l?d?r/, /?l??d?r/
Noun
ladder (plural laddres or laddren)
- ladder (set of portable steps):
- (figuratively, religion) A symbolisation of the link from the heavens to the world.
- (figuratively, rare) A method or way of achievement consisting of multiple steps.
- (rare) A frame for a cart.
Descendants
- English: ladder
- Scots: ledder
References
- “ladder(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.
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magic
English
Etymology
From Middle English magik, magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek ??????? (magikós, “magical”), from ????? (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh?g?- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”). Displaced native Middle English dweomercraft (“magic, magic arts”) (from Old English dwimor (“phantom, illusion”) + cræft (“art”)), Old English galdorcræft (“magic, enchantment”), Old English dr?cræft (“magic, sorcery”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mad??k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæd??k/
- Rhymes: -æd??k
Noun
magic (usually uncountable, plural magics)
- The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them [from 14th c.]
- c. 1489, William Caxton, Foure Sonnes of Aymon:
- And whan he shall be arrayed as I telle you / lete hym thenne doo his incantacyons & his magyke as he wyll […].
- 1781, Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, II.23:
- The arts of magic and divination were strictly prohibited.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 23:
- Conversions to the new religion […] have frequently been assisted by the view of converts that they are acquiring not just a means of otherworldly salvation, but a new and more powerful magic.
- c. 1489, William Caxton, Foure Sonnes of Aymon:
- A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell. [from 14th c.]
- The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.
- Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill. [from 17th c.]
- (computing, slang) Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.
- 2017, Jacek Galowicz, C++17 STL Cookbook (page 257)
- The
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- The
- 2017, Jacek Galowicz, C++17 STL Cookbook (page 257)
- (computing, slang) Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.
- A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers. [from 19th c.]
- The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions.
Alternative forms
- magick (fantasy, occult, now used for supernatural magic as distinguished from stage magic)
- magicke (obsolete)
- magique (obsolete)
Synonyms
- (allegedly supernatural method to dominate natural forces): dwimmer, dweomercraft/dwimmercraft, thaumaturgy, conjuring, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry, wizardcraft, warlockry, hexcraft, spellcraft, spellcasting, spellwork, charmwork, wandwork, enchantment
- (illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural): sleight of hand, illusionism, legerdemain, dwimmer
Derived terms
Related terms
- magician
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ???? (majikku)
Translations
Adjective
magic (not comparable)
- Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic. [from 14th c.]
- Synonym: magical
- Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: wonderful, amazing
- Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc. [from 19th c.]
- Synonym: magical
- (colloquial) Great; excellent. [from 20th c.]
- (physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184. [from 20th c.]
- (programming) Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
magic (third-person singular simple present magics, present participle magicking, simple past and past participle magicked)
- (transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic. [from 20th c.]
- Synonyms: conjure up, magic up
Derived terms
- magic up
Translations
Anagrams
- gamic
Occitan
Adjective
magic m (feminine singular magica, masculine plural magics, feminine plural magicas)
- magic, magical
Derived terms
- magicament
Related terms
- magia
Romanian
Etymology
From French magique
Adjective
magic m or n (feminine singular magic?, masculine plural magici, feminine and neuter plural magice)
- magic
Declension
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