ETYM Old Eng. laddre, as. hlaeder, hlaedder; akin to OFries. hladder, Old High Germ. leitara, German leiter, and from the root of Eng. lean, v. Related to Lean, Climax.
Two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down.
ETYM Old Eng. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin to German runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe a prop, support, Icel. röng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga a staff.
A crosspiece between the legs of a chair; SYN. round, stave.
1. A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
2. A series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave); SYN. musical scale.
3. A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin; SYN. scale leaf.
4. The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
5. An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks.
6. An instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass; SYN. weighing machine.
7. An ordered reference standard:; SYN. scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series.
8. Relative magnitude
9. A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin; SYN. scurf.
ETYM Old Eng. steir, steyer, AS. steger, from thigan to ascend, rise. Related to Sty to ascend.
(Homonym: stare).
A step, as in a stairway.
(Homonym: style).
A vertical member in a door or window frame.