Look up: Cradle


  1. cradle
    [Noun] A small, box-shaped bed for a baby. Also, the place something comes from.
    Example: Rome, was the cradle of the Roman empire.

    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/

  2. cradle
    [n] - birth of a person 2. [n] - a baby bed with sides and rockers 3. [v] - bring up from infancy 4. [v] - rock or place in or as if in a cradle 5. [v] - cut grain with a cradle scythe 6. [v] - wash in a cradle 7. [v] - hold gently and carefully 8. [v] - run with t...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=cradle

  3. Cradle
    usually, three consecutive sextile aspects plus one opposition in a bowl-like structure; can be a string of 3-4 consecutive aspects of the same type, plus a wide aspect such as opposition, sesquiquadrate or trine.
    Found op http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/GlastonburyArchive/time/litglossary.html

  4. Cradle
    (In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) Cradle is 3SL`s system architecting tool. It is described as a systems and software engineering environment that provides through life support (from requirements capture to system implementation) for the development of large & complex systems..
    Found op http://www.it-architects.co.uk/a_-_z_glossary_index/Tools__Methods___Proces

  5. Cradle
    Cra'dle (krād'l) noun [ Anglo-Saxon cradel , cradol , probably from Celtic; confer Gael. creathall , Ir. craidhal , W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perhaps akin to English crate .] 1. A ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/179

  6. Cradle
    Cra'dle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cradled (-d'ld); present participle & verbal noun Cradling (-dl?ng).] 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or qu...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/179

  7. Cradle
    Cra'dle intransitive verb To lie or lodge, as in a cradle. « Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled . Shak. »
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/179

  8. cradle
    A frame used to keep bedclothes from coming in contact with an injured patient. ... Origin: M.E. Cradel ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?cradle

  9. cradle
    noun a baby bed with sides and rockers
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  10. cradle
    noun birth of a person; `he was taught from the cradle never to cry`
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  11. cradle
    verb run with the stick
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  12. cradle
    verb hold gently and carefully; `He cradles the child in his arms`
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  1. cradle
    verb hold or place in or as if in a cradle; `He cradled the infant in his arms`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cradle

  2. cradle
    verb bring up from infancy
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cradle

  3. cradle
    place of origin noun where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; `the birthplace of civilization`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cradle

  4. cradle
    (kra´dәl) a frame placed over the body of a bed patient for application of heat or cold or for protecting injured parts from coming in contact with the bed clothes. Cradles vary in size according to their intended purpose and can be used over the entire body or over one or more extremities.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  5. Cradle
    • (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy. • (n.) A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty. • (n.) A fr...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/cradle/

  6. cradle
    (from the article `placer mining`) An improvement over the pan was the rocker, or cradle, named for its resemblance to a child`s cradle. As it was rocked, it sifted large quantities of ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/154

  7. cradle
    (from the article `mezzotint`) ...hold ink and, when printed, produce large areas of tone. The pricking of the plate was originally done with a roulette (a small wheel covered with ... The first step in preparing a mezzotint plate is to rough up the whole plate surface as evenly as possible. The too...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/154

  8. cradle
    in agriculture, rakelike harvesting implement of wood, devised in ancient times for gathering the stalks of wheat, oats, barley, and other grains ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/154

  9. cradle
    in furniture, infant`s bed of wood, wicker, or iron, having enclosed sides and suspended from a bar, slung upon pivots, or mounted on rockers. The ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/154

  10. Cradle
    [grain] A cradle (also called cradle scythe, or grain cradle) is an agricultural tool, a form of the scythe, used to reap grain. It is a scythe with an arrangement of fingers attached to the snath, snathe or snaith (handle), such that the cut grain falls upon the fingers and can be cleanly l...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_(grain)

  11. Cradle
    [band] Cradle is a popular Malay rock band from Singapore that was formed in 1995 by four well-known musicians in the music industry at that time. The group was well known on both sides of Singapore and Malaysia for being the Malay equivalent of American grunge bands back when grunge music w...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_(band)

  12. Cradle
    [song] "Cradle 2005" is a one-off charity single released by British pop group Atomic Kitten in 2005, in aid of World Vision. It is a remixed version of a song that was previously included on their debut album, Right Now. It peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart. This version was also releas...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_(song)

  13. Cradle
    [wrestling] The cradle is a basic technique in amateur wrestling. Its name refers to the move`s similarity to the way a person holds an infant in their arms. The wrestler performs the cradle by grabbing the neck of his opponent with one arm, and wrapping the elbow of the other arm behind the...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_(wrestling)

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