Box and Cradle

Box

Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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Cradle and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cradle" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Cradle noun - A place of origin.

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Box and cradle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Cradle".

Nearby Words: cradled, cradling

empty	empty box	empty cradle
heavy	heavy box	heavy cradle
entire	entire box	entire cradle
huge	huge box	huge cradle
Other adjectives: wooden, little, giant, exploding.

box opponent

cradle opponent

Ominous Music Box Tune: In the toy shop, when the cradle that Fidget hides in is wound up.

Source: Disney / The Great Mouse Detective
In Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Lara goes through all the trouble of locating the elusive Pandora's Box and finding it, for the Big Bad to show up at just the right moment to seize it.

Source: MacGuffin Delivery Service

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