A kind of puzzle in which one word must be transformed into another specified word of the same length by changing one letter at a time, each step yielding a valid intermediate word, as in lead → load → goad → gold.

plural of laddergram

A plant, ladies' tresses.

Any of several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals around a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.

Alternative form of labdanum

(India) Okra; the edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus. / The kidney vetch. / A small cake of about the dimensions of a finger. / A long, slender variety of potato.

(slang) A woman's breasts.

(idiomatic) The hierarchy or ranking system of employment positions within a business organization.

plural of ladderback

A chair whose back incorporates a series of horizontal bars.