ALL meanings of jacob's ladder
Jacob's ladder
J j - noun jacob's ladder any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement. 1
- noun jacob's ladder A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium. 0
- noun jacob's ladder (nautical) A vertical ladder from the ratline to the upper masts. 0
- noun jacob's ladder A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over. 0
- noun jacob's ladder A pocketknife consisting of two handle segments joined by a pivot, with a blade connected by a second pivot to the end of one handle segment. 0
- noun jacob's ladder (mathematics) A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies. 0
- noun jacob's ladder A high-voltage electrical device used as a visual effect in old movies which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating. 0
- noun jacob's ladder the ladder reaching up to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream (Genesis 28:12–17) 0
- noun jacob's ladder a ladder made of wooden or metal steps supported by ropes or chains 0
- noun jacob's ladder a North American polemoniaceous plant, Polemonium caeruleum, with blue flowers and a ladder-like arrangement of leaves 0
- noun jacob's ladder any of several similar or related plants 0
- noun jacob's ladder the ladder from earth to heaven that Jacob saw in a dream: Gen. 28:12 0
- noun jacob's ladder a portable ladder used on ships and having, typically, wooden rungs and rope or wire sides 0
- noun jacob's ladder any of several plants (genus Polemonium) of the phlox family, with pinnately compound leaves and small, blue, bell-shaped flowers 0
- noun jacob's ladder carrion flower (sense 1) 0