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- pronunciation:
- kreI
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 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- rob the cradle
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a baby's bed, usu. mounted on rockers.
She sat near the fire and rocked the baby in her cradle.
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| definition 2: |
a birthplace or time of origin.
Philadelphia is said by many to be the cradle of American independence.- similar words:
- matrix
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| definition 3: |
any device resembling a cradle or functioning similarly, as to hold or hold and rock something.
He put the phone back on its cradle. |
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| phrase: |
rob the cradle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cradles, cradling, cradled |
| definition 1: |
to hold or rock in or as in a cradle.
She cradled the child in her arms.
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| definition 2: |
to nurture or care for tenderly in infancy.
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| definition 3: |
to catch, support, or rock in a cradle-like device.
The wooden scaffold cradled the ship's hull. |
| related words: |
cherish, lull, rock, support |
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| derivation: |
cradler (n.) |
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