cat's cradle
cat's cradle · cat's cradles
Fadenspiel
A children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingersA children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers.
Fadenspiel
a game played with string looped over the fingers
(countable, idiomatic)Any complicated structure that appears to be without purpose.
Translations
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By meaning 1
children's game:
Forms
plural: cat's cradles| Singular | cat's cradle |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable