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cradle-to-grave — /krayd l teuh grayv /, adj. extending throughout one s life, from birth to death: a cradle to grave system of health care. Also, Brit., womb to tomb. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
cradle-to-grave — adjective Spanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death. Politics should be a cradle to grave calling: anything else is mere distraction … Wiktionary
cradle-to-grave — /krayd l teuh grayv /, adj. extending throughout one s life, from birth to death: a cradle to grave system of health care. Also, Brit., womb to tomb. [1940 45] … Useful english dictionary
cradle to grave — From birth to death; socialism. ► “Yet, few companies have done anything to help employees break through disempowering attitudes that are firmly grounded in a cradleto grave employment mentality.” (HR Magazine, Aug. 1995, p. 95) … American business jargon
from the cradle to the grave — Throughout one s life • • • Main Entry: ↑cradle * * * from the cradle to the grave phrase through your whole life Thesaurus: existing or continuing for a long timesynonym Main entry: cradle … Useful english dictionary
cradle — cra|dle1 [ˈkreıdl] n [: Old English; Origin: cradol] 1.) a small bed for a baby, especially one that moves gently from side to side →↑cot ▪ She rocked the cradle to quieten the child. 2.) the cradle of sth formal the place where something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cradle — cra|dle1 [ kreıdl ] noun count 1. ) a small bed for a baby that you can move gently from side to side 2. ) the place on a telephone where you put the RECEIVER when you are not using it 3. ) a structure used for supporting something that is being… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cradle-to-cradle — n. A product life cycle that encompasses not only the design, manufacture, and useful life of the product, but also the recycling of the product into something new. (Cf. cradle to grave.) Example Citation: This Design for Environment Laboratory… … New words
Cradle to the Grave (disambiguation) — Cradle to the Grave is a song by Tupac Shakur. Cradle to the Grave or Cradle to Grave may also refer to: Cradle 2 the Grave, a 2003 action film Cradle to the Grave , a song by Mobb Deep from The Infamous Cradle to Grave , an episode of the TV… … Wikipedia
Cradle to Cradle — Design (sometimes abbreviated to C2C) is a biomimetic approach to the design of systems. It models human industry on nature s processes, in which materials are viewed as nutrients circulating in healthy, safe metabolisms. It suggests that… … Wikipedia
