plural of lady's maid

(Philippines) A ghost of a lady in black mourning clothes. / (loosely, especially outside Philippines) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, lady.

present participle of ladderize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ladderize

simple past tense and past participle of ladderize

(mathematics) to sort the nodes of a tree graph on one level by the count of their subnodes (on all levels under the node) / To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance

A surname.

A nickname given to various female leaders, indicating that they are strong-willed and unyielding. / (especially) Margaret Thatcher. / The iron maiden at Nuremberg.

A strong-willed and unrelenting female leader. / Alternative form of iron maiden / (archaic) A sewing machine.

plural of ladder school