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Gladder vs Ladder - What's the difference?

gladder | ladder |

As nouns the difference between gladder and ladder

is that gladder is one who makes glad or gives joy while ladder is 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.

As verbs the difference between gladder and ladder

is that gladder is to make glad; rejoice while ladder is (firefighting) to ascend a building or wall using a ladder.

As an adjective gladder

is (glad).

gladder

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) gladere, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Adjective

(head)
  • (glad)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) glader, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who makes glad or gives joy.
    • (Chaucer)

    Etymology 3

    From .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make glad; rejoice.
  • *1870 , Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, New Englander and Yale review :
    • [...] and, the crown and seal of nil, the reciprocated love of God in Christ — devotion to Him in service, trust, and love, with the fullness of His favor streaming back into all the currents of experience, gladdering and perfecting all.
  • *1909 , Country Correspondence, Political Department, 1800-[1804]:
    • Under the auspicious influence of the Company's just and equitable administration, the face of this province is gladdered [Sic-]—the blossoms of Peace are blowing and the blessings of tranquility increasing daily [...]
  • *2006 , P?rana Si?gha, S?hitya Ak?dem?, The knock at midnight :
    • The light of snow has gladdered the heart [...]
    (Webster 1913)

    ladder

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (dialectal)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * '>citation
  • # The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, e.g. the corporate ladder.
  • (chiefly, British) 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, 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 (qualifier)

    Derived terms

    * aerial ladder * companion ladder * corporate ladder * DNA ladder * laddered * laddering * rope ladder * scaling ladder * stepladder

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (firefighting) To ascend a building or wall using a ladder.
  • * 1998 , John Norman, Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics , ISBN 0912212721, page 164,
    • A good working knowledge of the ladder parts, how they work, their capacities, and proper usage are a must before anyone is sent out to ladder a building.
  • (of a knitted garment) To develop a as a result of a broken thread.

    • Anagrams

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