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— English words —

• cradle n. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
• cradle n. (Figuratively) The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
• cradle n. (Figuratively) Infancy, or very early life.
• cradle n. An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to…
• cradle n. A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate…
• cradle n. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships…
• cradle n. A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
• cradle n. A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
• cradle n. (Mining) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
• cradle n. (Mining) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
• cradle n. (Carpentry) A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
• cradle n. (Nautical) A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the…
• cradle n. A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
• cradle n. (Contact juggling) A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
• cradle n. A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
• cradle v. (Transitive) To contain in or as if in a cradle.
• cradle v. (Transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep).
• cradle v. (Transitive) To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
• cradle v. To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
• cradle v. To nurse or train in infancy.
• cradle v. (Lacrosse) To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means…
• cradle v. To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
• cradle v. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
• cradle v. To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.

— English words, defined in German —

• cradle S. Wiege, kleines Bett für Kinder, meist auf einem Schaukelgestell.
• cradle S. Telekommunikation: Gabel (am Telefon), Telefongabel: der Teil des Telefons, auf dem der Hörer liegt.
• cradle S. Ladestation, Basisstation.
• cradle S. Bautechnik: Hängegerüst, Hängebühne.
• cradle V. Sanft halten; [Bady] in eine Wiege legen; betten (auch übertragen).

— English words, defined in French —

• cradle n. Berceau.
• cradle v. Bercer.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• cradle s. Berço.
• cradle s. Base (de equipamentos eletrônicos, como telefone, mouse sem fio, etc).

— English words, defined in Italian —

• cradle s. Culla.
• cradle s. (Senso figurato) culla, luogo d’origine di qualcosa.
• cradle s. (Senso figurato) prima infanzia.
• cradle s. (Edilizia) centina, impalcatura di supporto.
• cradle s. (Agricoltura) un tipo di falce dentellata.

166 English words from 24 English definitions

across allowing and anything apparatus arches as␣if auriferous baby back back␣and␣forth ball bars basket bed bedclothes been bottle broad broken burrs by␣means␣of Carpentry carry case ceilings certain computer consisting consisting␣of contact contact␣ball Contact␣juggling contain cot covered cradle cut cutting decanting device dislocated earlier early earth engraving existence fast Figuratively fingers for for␣certain forth frame framework from gently grain hand hardware has head held hold implement infancy injured in␣order in␣order␣to intended iron juggling keep lacrosse lacrosse␣stick lay life lift limb line long long␣fingers lull machine made means mechanical mezzotint Mining motion moving Nautical nurse nurtured of␣a of␣an on␣the on␣the␣back␣of on␣the␣surface order origin oscillating out panels parallel parts period person picture pivots place plaster plate position prevent protected protectively put quieten raises receiver rest ribbing ribs rock rockers rocking rollers scaffold scythe sensitive set shafts ship ships sleep steadily stick support surface suspended swinging telephone the tilting timbers tool train Transitive transport upon used used␣to vaulted very vessel warping washing washing␣out ways when which wine with wrap wrecked

15 English words from 14 foreign definitions

auf Bady Base Bett dem der des etc Gabel Kinder mouse prima sem Teil telefone

1 foreign word from 24 English definitions

has␣been

44 foreign words from 14 foreign definitions

Agricoltura auch Basisstation Bautechnik Berceau Bercer Berço betten centina como culla dentellata d’origine Edilizia eine einem falce figurato fio für halten Hängegerüst Hörer impalcatura infanzia kleines Ladestation legen liegt luogo meist origine qualcosa Sanft Schaukelgestell Senso Senso␣figurato supporto Telefon Telefons Telekommunikation tipo übertragen Wiege

53 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

cradled cradler cradles Cradley cradlers cradle␣cap cradleful cradleman cradlemen cradle␣caps cradlefuls cradle␣hole cradlehood cradleland cradleless cradlelike cradlemate cradlesful cradleside cradlesome cradlesong cradle␣song cradle␣walk cradleboard cradle␣crust cradle␣holes cradlelands cradlemaker cradlemates cradlesongs cradle␣songs cradle␣walks cradleboards cradle␣crusts cradlemakers cradlemaking cradle-robber cradle␣robber cradle-snatch Cradley␣Heath cradle-robbers cradle␣robbers cradle-to-grave Cradle␣Catholic cradle-snatched cradle␣snatcher cradle-snatches Cradle␣Catholics cradle␣snatchers cradle-snatching Cradle␣of␣Humankind cradle-to-cradle␣design cradle-to-cradle␣designs

11 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

encradled encradles uncradled uncradles sea␣cradles cat's␣cradles Judas␣cradles Newton's␣cradles Newton's␣Cradles cradle-to-cradle␣design cradle-to-cradle␣designs

9 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

encradle uncradle sea␣cradle cat's␣cradle Judas␣cradle rob␣the␣cradle babe-in-a-cradle Newton's␣cradle Newton's␣Cradle

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ADL adle CRA DLE rad RAD rad. Radle

14 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

arc Arc ARC arc- dar Dar DAR -dar DARC eld 'eld Eldar LDA LDAR

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Calder cardel carled clear'd credal reclad

42 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

acerdol arcweld caldera Caldera candler Candler Cardell cardels Cardiel caroled Caulder cedrela chalder cladder clarted cleared coraled craaled craddle cradled cradler cradles Cradley crawled creedal Decarlo DeCarlo De␣Carlo declare decrial Lacerda McArdel McArdle oracled rackled radicel radicle Recalde reclads relaced sarcled scalder

42 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

acred Adler alder Alder alder- Alder. Alred arced cadel cader Cadle cadre CADRe Caler cared carle Carle cedar Cedar Cerda Cerdà clade Clare 'clare clear Clear Dacre decal decar ecard e-card E.D.␣Cal. Eldar laced lacer lader lared Leard raced Radel Radle recal

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Crable Cragle Cralle craple Credle crudle

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

Cadle Radle

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

craddle

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