cradle

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a baby bed with sides and rockers (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
baby bed, baby's bed
• Part Meronyms:
rocker
2. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence (Freq. 1)
- the birthplace of civilization
• Syn:
birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience
• Hypernyms:
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
3. birth of a person
- he was taught from the cradle never to cry
• Hypernyms:
birth
4. 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
• Syn:
rocker
• Hypernyms:
trough

II - verb

1. hold gently and carefully (Freq. 3)
- He cradles the child in his arms
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. bring up from infancy
• Hypernyms:
rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- He cradled the infant in his arms
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. cut grain with a cradle scythe
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. wash in a cradle
- cradle gold
• Hypernyms:
wash, launder
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. run with the stick
• Topics:
lacrosse
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rocker, birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience