Definition of cradle

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Cradle (v. t.) To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking..

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Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground..
Bassinet :: Bassinet (n.) A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
Cradled :: Cradled (imp. & p. p.) of Cradl.
Solen :: Solen (n.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.
Cot :: Cot (n.) A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed..
Discradle :: Discradle (v. t.) To take from a cradle.
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. i.) To lie or lodge, as in a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle..
Nativity :: Nativity (n.) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks..
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