cade

¹ American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

noun

1. a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid oil of cade, used in treating skin diseases.

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cade ² American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

adjective

1. Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans.

   a cade lamb.

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Cade ³ American  

[keyd] / keɪd /

noun

1. Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.

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-cade ⁴ American  

1. a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words.

   motorcade; tractorcade.

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Cade ¹ British  

/ keɪd /

noun

1. Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)

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-cade ² British  

combining form

1. indicating a procession of a specified kind

   motorcade

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cade ³ British  

/ keɪd /

noun

1. a juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus of the Mediterranean region, the wood of which yields an oily brown liquid ( oil of cade ) used to treat skin ailments

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cade ⁴ British  

/ keɪd /

adjective

1. (of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet

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Etymology

Origin of cade¹

1565–75; < Middle French < Provençal; akin to Late Latin catanum; perhaps originally a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees

Origin of cade²

1425–75; late Middle English cad ( e ), of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Late in the second quarter, Cade Cunningham barged Stephon Castle to the floor, angering Spurs teammate Keldon Johnson who earned a technical foul for retaliating.

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Star guard Cade Cunningham added 18 points and 13 assists and Tobias Harris chipped in another 18 points for the Pistons, who are six games clear of the Boston Celtics atop the East with the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers both a further game back.

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A dominant Cade Cunningham scored 42 points as the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons swatted aside the New York Knicks 126-111 Thursday on the basketball league's return from its brief All-Star Game break.

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Jaylen Brown scored 11 points and James added eight to lead the Stripes while Edwards and Cade Cunningham led the Stars with 11 points each.

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However, Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham, who will represent one of the US teams, was left yearning for the All-Star Games of his youth and felt the formula did not need to be changed.

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