ladder vs degree

degree vs ladder

ladder and degree both are nouns.

ladder is a verb but degree is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ladder	Yes	No	Yes	No
degree	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degree is a hypernym of ladder; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than ladder:

ladder: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Other hypernyms of ladder include level, point, stage.

ladder (noun)	degree (noun)
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
a row of unravelled stitches	the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress	the highest power of a term or variable
	an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
	a measure for arcs and angles
	a unit of temperature on a specified scale
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

ladder (verb)	degree (verb)
come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

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