Scaffold vs. Ladder

Scaffoldnoun

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

Scaffoldnoun

An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

Scaffoldnoun

An elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes.

Scaffoldnoun

(metalworking) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.

Scaffoldnoun

(sciences) A structure that provides support for some other material.

Scaffoldverb

(transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.

Scaffoldverb

(transitive) To sustain; to provide support for.

Scaffoldverb

(transitive) To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.

Scaffoldnoun

A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.

Scaffoldnoun

Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.

Scaffoldnoun

An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace.

Scaffoldverb

To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Scaffoldnoun

a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

Scaffoldnoun

a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

Scaffoldverb

provide with a scaffold for support;

Laddernoun

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).

Laddernoun

(figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.

Laddernoun

(figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.

Laddernoun

A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.

Laddernoun

In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.

Ladderverb

To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.

Ladderverb

To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.

Ladderverb

Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.

Laddernoun

A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.

Laddernoun

That which resembles a ladder in form or use;

Laddernoun

steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Laddernoun

ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress;

Laddernoun

a row of unravelled stitches;

Ladderverb

come unraveled or undone as if by snagging;

Laddernoun

a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.

Laddernoun

a series of ascending stages by which someone or something may progress

Laddernoun

a vertical strip of unravelled fabric in tights or stockings

Ladderverb

(with reference to tights or stockings) develop or cause to develop a ladder

Ladder

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rollable ladders, such as those made of rope or aluminium, that may be hung from the top.