Term: ladder: ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: crutch: a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: night bird: any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: acquired immunity: immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: bollworm: any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: gratitude: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: detergency: detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: pole: a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: neuroepithelioma: malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: genus iva: small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae
Broader: degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | Unrelated: bedsore: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)