fold
folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
| accommodation ladder | (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside |
| aerial ladder | mechanically extendible ladder, used on a fire truck |
| articulated ladder | a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place |
| bi-fold door | an interior door |
| extension ladder | a ladder whose length can be extended |
| fish ladder | a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam |
fold sheepfold
sheep pen
sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
Jacob's ladder
jack ladder
pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
| ladder | steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs, for climbing up or down |
| ladder-back | the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats |
| ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
ladder truck
aerial ladder truck | a fire engine carrying ladders |
| monkey ladder | a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship |
| rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope |
| scaling ladder | a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack) |
sea ladder
sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
step ladder
stepladder | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top |
| protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus
epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold
plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord
vocal fold
vocal band
plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord
false vocal fold
superior vocal cord
ventricular fold
vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord
true vocal fold
inferior vocal cord
inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
foldout
gatefold | an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine |
run ladder
ravel | a row of unravelled stitches, she got a run in her stocking |
| flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation
fold
faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
Jacob's ladder
Greek valerian charity
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium van-bruntiae
Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae | pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers |
northern Jacob's ladder
Polemonium boreale | perennial erect herb with white flowers, circumboreal |
fold
folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
fold
crease plication
flexure
crimp
bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
| ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress, he climbed the career ladder |
ladder
run | come unraveled or undone as if by snagging, Her nylons were running |
| fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
| fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |
fold
fold up
turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
pen up
fold | confine in a fold, like sheep |
close up
close
fold
shut down
close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
runproof
ladder-proof
run-resistant | (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders |
| double doubled twofold two-fold | twice as great or many, ate a double portion, the dose is doubled, a twofold increase |
| double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
treble
threefold three-fold triple | three times as great or many, a claim for treble (or triple) damages, a threefold increase |
quadruple
fourfold four-fold | four times as great or many, a fourfold increase in the dosage |
quadruple quadruplicate
quadruplex
fourfold
four-fold | having four units or components, quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure, quadruplex wire |
quintuple
fivefold
five-fold | having five units or components |
sextuple
sixfold
six-fold | having six units or components |
septuple
sevenfold
seven-fold | having seven units or components |
octuple
eightfold
eight-fold | having eight units or components |
nonuple
ninefold
nine-fold | having nine units or components |