DICTOMETER

CRADLE

(cradle, cuna, vugge)

1. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • a baby bed with sides and rockers
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Birthplace
   • Cradle
   • Place of origin
   • Provenance
   • Provenience
   Definitions:
   • where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
   Examples:
   • The birthplace of civilization
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • birth of a person
   Examples:
   • He was taught from the cradle never to cry
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Rocker
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • a trough that can be rocked back and forth
   • used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • hold gently and carefully
   Examples:
   • He cradles the child in his arms
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • bring up from infancy
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • hold or place in or as if in a cradle
   Examples:
   • He cradled the infant in his arms
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • cut grain with a cradle scythe
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • wash in a cradle
   Examples:
   • Cradle gold
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Cradle
   Definitions:
   • run with the stick