[
  {
    "word": "ladder",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ladder-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75804268",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8lad\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8l\u00e6d\u025a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/ladder-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780189",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In the game of go, a sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "stepladder",
          "run"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Oh damn it, I've laddered my tights!"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ladder"
    ]
  }
]