What are some opposite words for cradle?
Antonyms for cradle
ˈkreɪd lcra·dle
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term cradle.
Wiktionary
cradlenoun
cradlenoun
A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
cradlenoun
A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
cradlenoun
A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
The cradle was ill-made. One victim fell into the sea and was lost and the ensuing delay cost three more lives.
cradlenoun
A rest for the receiver of a telephone.
He slammed the handset into the cradle.
cradlenoun
To contain in or as if in a cradle.
cradlenoun
The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
cradlenoun
To wrap protectively.
cradlenoun
To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
cradlenoun
A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
cradlenoun
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.
cradlenoun
A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
cradlenoun
A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
cradlenoun
A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
Princeton's WordNet
cradlenoun
a baby bed with sides and rockers
Synonyms:
provenience, birthplace, rocker, place of origin, provenancebirthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, proveniencenoun
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
"the birthplace of civilization"
Synonyms:
provenience, birthplace, place of birth, rocker, place of origin, provenancecradlenoun
birth of a person
"he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
Synonyms:
provenience, birthplace, rocker, place of origin, provenancerocker, cradleverb
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
Synonyms:
rocking chair, provenience, rocker, birthplace, place of origin, rock 'n' roll musician, provenancecradleverb
hold gently and carefully
"He cradles the child in his arms"
cradleverb
bring up from infancy
cradleverb
hold or place in or as if in a cradle
"He cradled the infant in his arms"
cradleverb
cut grain with a cradle scythe
cradleverb
wash in a cradle
"cradle gold"
cradleverb
run with the stick
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
cradlenoun
Synonyms:
baby's bed, trundle-bed, solen, cunabula
How to use cradle in a sentence?
I kept coming back to the inherent absurdity of the idea that race can be successfully performed, but at the same time, the implications of race and of racism are felt generations deep, they follow people from the cradle to the grave.
Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is essential to any depth of meditation or of character and solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur, is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society could ill do without.
It's really called the cradle of Western civilization, that's why this particular loss is so devastating, what was left on site was stunning in the information it was able to convey about ancient life.
We have always said that, if it is to have a long-term future, our sport must preserve its historic venues and Silverstone and Great Britain represent the cradle of this sport, formula One is a global sport, held on five continents, watched by an audience of over 500 million fans around the world and our aim is to grow this number by bringing the sport we love to new countries, while also maintaining its roots.
The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
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