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Meanings of jacob's ladder in English
Portuguese
escada de jacó Spanish
escalera de jacob Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers.
Synonyms
Examples for "charity"
Examples for "charity"
1
One American charity, Population Services International, came up with a better idea.
2
Many people here question charity organizations after several scandals in recent years.
3
The charity is warning people of the possible dangers of the sea.
4
Many companies, including micro-enterprises, will select a charity to support each year.
5
The bird welfare charity is unveiling its environmental programme for government today.
(Nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps.
Device for producing a continuous train of large sparks that rise upwards.
Usage of jacob's ladder in English
1
Jacob's ladder was fastened a little below the doorway of the beacon.
2
Then they had her to a place, and showed her Jacob's ladder.
3
It is a Jacob's ladder,-orwill be in one moment more.
4
Her Jacob's ladder, her stepping-stone to her hopes, lay overturned in a corner.
5
The omnibus took our traps, whilst we walked up Jacob's Ladder.
6
At quarter of two Felicia finished a Jacob's ladder in a long purple stocking.
7
Generation is the true Jacob's ladder, on which souls are ever ascending or descending.
8
The shades of evening had fallen when we once more found ourselves descending Jacob's Ladder.
9
One of them knew the whereabouts of Jacob's ladder.
10
He waited for her behind a Jacob's ladder.
11
Their way is the "highway of the gods," but no Jacob's ladder for wayward man.
12
A merchant ship registered in Liverpool lay at anchor in the roads, a Jacob's ladder up her side.
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A reference to Jacob's ladder (Genesis xxviii, 12).
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By the assistance of Jacob's ladder.
15
We got our tickets, took our seats, and around and around we went, up Jacob's Ladder to heaven.
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Then he opened his eyes to find he was hanging to a flimsy Jacob's ladder, suspended from the stern.