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cradle

/ cradle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a baby bed with sides and rockers
Type of:
baby bed baby's bed
verb Sense 2
hold or place in or as if in a cradle
"He cradled the infant in his arms"
Type of:
hold take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
cut grain with a cradle scythe
Type of:
cut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
wash in a cradle
"cradle gold"
Type of:
wash launder
Derived:
rocker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
hold gently and carefully
"He cradles the child in his arms"
Type of:
hold take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
run with the stick
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
lacrosse
noun Sense 7
birth of a person
"he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
Type of:
birth
verb Sense 8
bring up from infancy
Type of:
rear raise bring up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 9
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
"the birthplace of civilization"
Type of:
beginning origin root
noun Sense 10
a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold
Type of:
trough
Semantic Complexity
97%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

baby bed baby's bed hold take hold cut wash launder play birth rear raise bring up