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cradles

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈkreɪ.dl̩/
    • /ˈkreɪ.dl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈkreɪ.dl̩/

Definitions of cradles word

  • noun cradles Plural form of cradle. 1
  • noun cradles plural of cradle. 0
See all 2 definitions of cradles

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Parts of speech for Cradles

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cradles

cradles popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for cradles

verb cradles

  • holds — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • clasps — Plural form of clasp.
  • rocks — a male given name.
  • lulls — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.

noun cradles

  • structures — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
  • underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
  • bassinets — Plural form of bassinet.
  • cots — a small house; cottage; hut.
  • founts — font2 .
All 11 Synonyms of cradles

Antonyms for cradles

verb cradles

  • drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.

noun cradles

  • completions — Plural form of completion.
  • conclusions — Plural form of conclusion.
  • effects — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
  • goals — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
All 5 Antonyms of cradles

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