cradle
noun
1 cradle
A baby bed with sides and rockers.
Roget 215:
support,
ground,
foundation,
base,
basis;
terra firma;
bearing,
fulcrum,
bait [U.S.],
caudex crib†;
point d'appui [Fr.],
pou sto [Gr.],
purchase footing,
hold,
locus standi [Lat.];
landing place,
landing stage;
stage,
platform;
block;
rest,
resting place;
groundwork,
substratum,
riprap,
sustentation,
subvention;
floor
etc.
(basement)
211.
supporter;
aid
etc.
707;
prop,
stand,
anvil,
fulciment†;
cue rest,
jigger;
monkey;
stay,
shore,
skid,
rib,
truss,
bandage;
sleeper;
stirrup,
stilts,
shoe,
sole,
heel,
splint,
lap,
bar,
rod,
boom,
sprit†,
outrigger;
ratlings†.
staff,
stick,
crutch,
alpenstock,
baton,
staddle†;
bourdon†,
cowlstaff†,
lathi†,
mahlstick†.
post,
pillar,
shaft,
thill†,
column,
pilaster;
pediment,
pedicle;
pedestal;
plinth,
shank,
leg,
socle†,
zocle†;
buttress,
jamb,
mullion,
abutment;
baluster,
banister,
stanchion;
balustrade;
headstone;
upright;
door post,
jamb,
door jamb.
frame,
framework;
scaffold,
skeleton,
beam,
rafter,
girder,
lintel,
joist,
travis†,
trave†,
corner stone,
summer,
transom;
rung,
round,
step,
sill;
angle rafter,
hip rafter;
cantilever,
modillion†;
crown post,
king post;
vertebra.
columella†,
backbone;
keystone;
axle,
axletree;
axis;
arch,
mainstay.
trunnion,
pivot,
rowlock†;
peg
etc.
(pendency)
214†;
tiebeam
etc.
(fastening)
45;
thole pin†.
board,
ledge,
shelf,
hob,
bracket,
trevet†,
trivet,
arbor,
rack;
mantel,
mantle piece [Fr.],
mantleshelf†;
slab,
console;
counter,
dresser;
flange,
corbel;
table,
trestle;
shoulder;
perch;
horse;
easel,
desk;
clotheshorse,
hatrack;
retable;
teapoy†.
seat,
throne,
dais;
divan,
musnud†;
chair,
bench,
form,
stool,
sofa,
settee,
stall;
arm chair,
easy chair,
elbow chair,
rocking chair;
couch,
fauteuil [Fr.],
woolsack†,
ottoman,
settle,
squab,
bench;
aparejo†,
faldstool†,
horn;
long chair,
long sleeve chair,
morris chair;
lamba chauki†,
lamba kursi†;
saddle,
pannel†,
pillion;
side saddle,
pack saddle;
pommel.
bed,
berth,
pallet,
tester,
crib,
cot,
hammock,
shakedown,
trucklebed†,
cradle,
litter,
stretcher,
bedstead;
four poster,
French bed,
bunk,
kip,
palang†;
bedding,
bichhona,
mattress,
paillasse†;
pillow,
bolster;
mat,
rug,
cushion.
footstool,
hassock;
tabouret†;
tripod,
monopod.
Atlas,
Persides,
Atlantes†,
Caryatides,
Hercules.
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Roget 673:
preparation;
providing
etc.
v.;
provision,
providence;
anticipation
etc.
(foresight)
510;
precaution,
preconcertation†,
predisposition;
forecast
etc.
(plan)
626;
rehearsal,
note of preparation.
[Putting in order]
arrangement
etc.
60;
clearance;
adjustment
etc.
23;
tuning;
equipment,
outfit,
accouterment,
armament,
array.
ripening
etc.
v.;
maturation,
evolution;
elaboration,
concoction,
digestion;
gestation,
batching,
incubation,
sitting.
groundwork,
first stone,
cradle,
stepping-stone;
foundation,
scaffold
etc.
(support)
215;
scaffolding,
echafaudage [Fr.].
[Preparation of men]
training
etc.
(education)
537;
inurement
etc.
(habit)
613;
novitiate;
cooking
[Preparation of food],
cookery;
brewing,
culinary art;
tilling,
plowing,
[Preparation of the soil],
sowing;
semination†,
cultivation.
[State of being prepared]
preparedness,
readiness,
ripeness,
mellowness;
maturity;
un impromptu fait a loisir [Fr.].
[Preparer]
preparer,
trainer;
pioneer,
trailblazer;
avant-courrier [Fr.],
avant-coureur [Fr.];
voortrekker [Afrik.];
sappers and miners,
pavior†,
navvy†;
packer,
stevedore;
warming pan.
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Roget 191:
receptacle;
inclosure
etc.
232;
recipient,
receiver,
reservatory.
compartment;
cell,
cellule;
follicle;
hole,
corner,
niche,
recess,
nook;
crypt,
stall,
pigeonhole,
cove,
oriel;
cave
etc.
(concavity)
252.
capsule,
vesicle,
cyst,
pod,
calyx,
cancelli,
utricle,
bladder;
pericarp,
udder.
stomach,
paunch,
venter,
ventricle,
crop,
craw,
maw,
gizzard,
breadbasket;
mouth.
pocket,
pouch,
fob,
sheath,
scabbard,
socket,
bag,
sac,
sack,
saccule,
wallet,
cardcase,
scrip,
poke,
knit,
knapsack,
haversack,
sachel,
satchel,
reticule,
budget,
net;
ditty bag,
ditty box;
housewife,
hussif;
saddlebags;
portfolio;
quiver
etc.
(magazine)
636.
chest,
box,
coffer,
caddy,
case,
casket,
pyx,
pix,
caisson,
desk,
bureau,
reliquary;
trunk,
portmanteau,
band-box,
valise;
grip,
grip sack [U.S.];
skippet,
vasculum;
boot,
imperial;
vache;
cage,
manger,
rack.
vessel,
vase,
bushel,
barrel;
canister,
jar;
pottle,
basket,
pannier,
buck-basket,
hopper,
maund†,
creel,
cran,
crate,
cradle,
bassinet,
wisket,
whisket,
jardiniere,
corbeille,
hamper,
dosser,
dorser,
tray,
hod,
scuttle,
utensil;
brazier;
cuspidor,
spittoon.
[For liquids]
cistern
etc.
(store)
636;
vat,
caldron,
barrel,
cask,
drum,
puncheon,
keg,
rundlet,
tun,
butt,
cag,
firkin,
kilderkin,
carboy,
amphora,
bottle,
jar,
decanter,
ewer,
cruse,
caraffe,
crock,
kit,
canteen,
flagon;
demijohn;
flask,
flasket;
stoup,
noggin,
vial,
phial,
cruet,
caster;
urn,
epergne,
salver,
patella,
tazza,
patera;
pig gin,
big gin;
tyg,
nipperkin,
pocket pistol;
tub,
bucket,
pail,
skeel,
pot,
tankard,
jug,
pitcher,
mug,
pipkin;
galipot,
gallipot;
matrass,
receiver,
retort,
alembic,
bolthead,
capsule,
can,
kettle;
bowl,
basin,
jorum,
punch bowl,
cup,
goblet,
chalice,
tumbler,
glass,
rummer,
horn,
saucepan,
skillet,
posnet†,
tureen.
[laboratory vessels for liquids]
beaker,
flask,
Erlenmeyer flask,
Florence flask,
round-bottom flask,
graduated cylinder,
test tube,
culture tube,
pipette,
Pasteur pipette,
disposable pipette,
syringe,
vial,
carboy,
vacuum flask,
Petri dish,
microtiter tray,
centrifuge tube.
bail,
beaker,
billy,
canakin;
catch basin,
catch drain;
chatti,
lota,
mussuk,
schooner [U.S.],
spider,
terrine,
toby,
urceus.
plate,
platter,
dish,
trencher,
calabash,
porringer,
potager,
saucer,
pan,
crucible;
glassware,
tableware;
vitrics.
compote,
gravy boat,
creamer,
sugar bowl,
butter dish,
mug,
pitcher,
punch bowl,
chafing dish.
shovel,
trowel,
spoon,
spatula,
ladle,
dipper,
tablespoon,
watch glass,
thimble.
closet,
commode,
cupboard,
cellaret,
chiffonniere,
locker,
bin,
bunker,
buffet,
press,
clothespress,
safe,
sideboard,
drawer,
chest of drawers,
chest on chest,
highboy,
lowboy,
till,
scrutoire†,
secretary,
secretaire,
davenport,
bookcase,
cabinet,
canterbury;
escritoire,
etagere,
vargueno,
vitrine.
chamber,
apartment,
room,
cabin;
office,
court,
hall,
atrium;
suite of rooms,
apartment [U.S.],
flat,
story;
saloon,
salon,
parlor;
by-room,
cubicle;
presence chamber;
sitting room,
best room,
keeping room,
drawing room,
reception room,
state room;
gallery,
cabinet,
closet;
pew,
box;
boudoir;
adytum,
sanctum;
bedroom,
dormitory;
refectory,
dining room,
salle-a-manger;
nursery,
schoolroom;
library,
study;
studio;
billiard room,
smoking room;
den;
stateroom,
tablinum,
tenement.
[room for defecation and urination]
bath room,
bathroom,
toilet,
lavatory,
powder room;
john,
jakes,
necessary,
loo;
[in public places]
men's room,
ladies' room,
rest room;
[fixtures]
(uncleanness).
653
attic,
loft,
garret,
cockloft,
clerestory;
cellar,
vault,
hold,
cockpit;
cubbyhole;
cook house;
entre-sol;
mezzanine floor;
ground floor,
rez-de-chaussee;
basement,
kitchen,
pantry,
bawarchi-khana,
scullery,
offices;
storeroom
etc.
(depository)
636;
lumber room;
dairy,
laundry.
coach house;
garage;
hangar;
outhouse;
penthouse;
lean-to.
portico,
porch,
stoop,
stope,
veranda,
patio,
lanai,
terrace,
deck;
lobby,
court,
courtyard,
hall,
vestibule,
corridor,
passage,
breezeway;
ante room,
ante chamber;
lounge;
piazza,
veranda.
conservatory,
greenhouse,
bower,
arbor,
summerhouse,
alcove,
grotto,
hermitage.
lodging
etc.
(abode)
189;
bed
etc.
(support)
215;
carriage
etc.
(vehicle)
272.
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Roget 127:
youth;
juvenility,
juvenescence†;
juniority†;
infancy;
babyhood,
childhood,
boyhood,
girlhood,
youthhood†;
incunabula;
minority,
nonage,
teens,
tender age,
bloom.
cradle,
nursery,
leading strings,
pupilage,
puberty,
pucelage†.
prime of life,
flower of life,
springtide of life†,
seedtime of life,
golden season of life;
heyday of youth,
school days;
rising generation.
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Roget 66:
beginning,
commencement,
opening,
outset,
incipience,
inception,
inchoation†;
introduction
etc.
(precursor)
64;
alpha,
initial;
inauguration,
debut,
le premier pas,
embarcation [Fr.],
rising of the curtain;
maiden speech;
outbreak,
onset,
brunt;
initiative,
move,
first move;
narrow end of the wedge,
thin end of the wedge;
fresh start,
new departure.
origin
etc.
(cause)
153;
source,
rise;
bud,
germ
etc.
153;
egg,
rudiment;
genesis,
primogenesis†,
birth,
nativity,
cradle,
infancy;
start,
inception,
creation,
starting point
etc.
293;
dawn
etc.
(morning)
125;
evolution.
title-page;
head,
heading;
van
etc.
(front)
234;
caption,
fatihah†.
entrance,
entry;
inlet,
orifice,
mouth,
chops,
lips,
porch,
portal,
portico,
propylon†,
door;
gate,
gateway;
postern,
wicket,
threshold,
vestibule;
propylaeum†;
skirts,
border
etc.
(edge)
231.
first stage,
first blush,
first glance,
first impression,
first sight.
rudiments,
elements,
outlines,
grammar,
alphabet,
ABC.
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Dutch: bakermat, wieg
Polish: koĆyska, kolebka
2 cradle
Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.
synonyms: birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience.
Roget 153:
cause,
origin,
source,
principle,
element;
occasioner†,
prime mover,
primum mobile [Lat.];
vera causa [Lat.];
author
etc.
(producer)
164;
mainspring;
agent;
leaven;
groundwork,
foundation
etc.
(support)
215.
spring,
fountain,
well,
font;
fountainhead,
spring head,
wellhead;
fons et origo [Lat.],
genesis;
descent
etc.
(paternity)
166;
remote cause;
influence.
pivot,
hinge,
turning point,
lever,
crux,
fulcrum;
key;
proximate cause,
causa causans [Lat.];
straw that breaks the camel's back.
ground;
reason,
reason why;
why and wherefore,
rationale,
occasion,
derivation;
final cause
etc.
(intention)
620;
les dessous des cartes [Fr.];
undercurrents.
rudiment.
egg,
germ,
embryo,
bud,
root,
radix radical,
etymon,
nucleus,
seed,
stem,
stock,
stirps,
trunk,
tap-root,
gemmule†,
radicle,
semen,
sperm.
nest,
cradle,
nursery,
womb,
nidus,
birthplace,
hotbed.
causality,
causation;
origination;
production
etc.
161.
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Dutch: komaf, oorsprong, herkomst, afkomst, origine, bakermat, haard, kraamkamer, wieg
Polish: kolebka, ojczyzna, prakolebka
3 cradle
Birth of a person.
Dutch: haak
4 cradle
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.
synonym: rocker.
Dutch: houder, armsteun
verb
1 cradle
Hold gently and carefully.
Roget 184:
place,
situate,
locate,
localize,
make a place for,
put,
lay,
set,
seat,
station,
lodge,
quarter,
post,
install;
house,
stow;
establish,
fix,
pin,
root;
graft;
plant
etc.
(insert)
300;
shelve,
pitch,
camp,
lay down,
deposit,
reposit†;
cradle;
moor,
tether,
picket;
pack,
tuck in;
embed,
imbed;
vest,
invest in.
billet on,
quarter upon,
saddle with;
load,
lade,
freight;
pocket,
put up,
bag.
inhabit
etc.
(be present)
186;
domesticate,
colonize;
take root,
strike root;
anchor;
cast anchor,
come to an anchor;
sit down,
settle down;
settle;
take up one's abode,
take up one's quarters;
plant oneself,
establish oneself,
locate oneself;
squat,
perch,
hive,
se nicher [Fr.],
bivouac,
burrow,
get a footing;
encamp,
pitch one's tent;
put up at,
put up one's horses at;
keep house.
endenizen†,
naturalize,
adopt.
put back,
replace
etc.
(restore)
660.
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Roget 707:
aid,
assist,
help,
succor,
lend one's aid;
come to the aid
etc.
n..
of;
contribute,
subscribe to;
bring aid,
give aid,
furnish aid,
afford aid,
supply aid
etc.
n.;
give a helping hand,
stretch a hand,
lend a helping hand,
lend a hand,
bear a helping hand,
hold out a hand,
hold out a helping hand;
give one a life,
give one a cast,
give one a turn;
take by the hand,
take in tow;
help a lame dog over a stile,
lend wings to.
relieve,
rescue;
set up,
set agoing†,
set on one's legs;
bear through,
pull through;
give new life to,
be the making of;
reinforce,
reenforce,
recruit;
set forward,
put forward,
push forward;
give a lift,
give a shove,
give an impulse to;
promote,
further,
forward,
advance expedite,
speed,
quicken,
hasten.
support,
sustain,
uphold,
prop,
hold up,
bolster.
cradle,
nourish;
nurture,
nurse,
dry nurse,
suckle,
put out to nurse;
manure,
cultivate,
force;
foster,
cherish,
foment;
feed the flame,
fan the flame.
serve;
do service to,
tender to,
pander to;
administer to,
subminister to†,
minister to;
tend,
attend,
wait on;
take care of
etc.
459;
entertain;
smooth the bed of death.
oblige,
accommodate,
consult the wishes of;
humor,
cheer,
encourage.
second,
stand by;
back,
back up;
pay the piper,
abet;
work for,
make interest for,
stick up for,
take up the cudgels for;
take up the cause of,
espouse the cause of,
adopt the cause of;
advocate,
beat up for recruits,
press into the service;
squire,
give moral support to,
keep in countenance,
countenance,
patronize;
lend oneself to,
lend one's countenance to;
smile upon,
shine upon;
favor,
befriend,
take in hand,
enlist under the banners of;
side with
etc.
(cooperate)
709.
be of use to;
subserve
etc.
(instrument)
631;
benefit
etc.
648;
render a service
etc.
(utility)
644;
conduce
etc.
(tend)
176.
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2 cradle
3 cradle
Hold or place in or as if in a cradle.
4 cradle
Cut grain with a cradle scythe.
5 cradle
6 cradle
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