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Search phrase: shelter

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 17 result(s). alternate result(s)
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Antony and CleopatraAC III.i.8Mesopotamia, and the shelters whitherMesapotamia, and the shelters, whether
As You Like ItAYL II.vi.15will bear thee to some shelter, and thou shalt not diewil beare thee / To some shelter, and thou shalt not die
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.ii.1Come, shelter, shelter! I have removed Falstaff'sCome shelter, shelter, I haue remoued Falstafs
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iv.42And thou shalt prove a shelter to thy friends,And thou shalt proue a shelter to thy friends,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.ii.12Whose arms gave shelter to the princely eagle,Whose Armes gaue shelter to the Princely Eagle,
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.73Shelter yourselves, for now the storm doth rise.Shelter you your selues for now the storme doth rise,
King LearKL I.i.182The gods to their dear shelter take thee, maid,The Gods to their deere shelter take thee Maid,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.77Trudge, plod away o'th' hoof, seek shelter, pack!Trudge; plod away ith' hoofe: seeke shelter, packe:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.27bold-beating oaths, under the shelter of your honour!bold-beating-oathes, vnder the shelter of your honor?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.21a tempest of provocation, I will shelter me here.a tempest of prouocation, I will shelter mee heere.
OthelloOth II.i.18Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned:Be not enshelter'd, and embay'd, they are drown'd,
PericlesPer V.i.48The leafy shelter that abuts againstthe leauie shelter that abutts against
Richard IIR2 II.i.264Yet see no shelter to avoid the storm.Yet seeke no shelter to auoid the storme:
Richard IIR2 III.iv.50The weeds which his broad-spreading leaves did shelter,The Weeds that his broad-spreading Leaues did shelter,
Richard IIIR3 III.v.33Well, well, he was the covert'st sheltered traitor.Well, well, he was the couertst sheltred Traytor
The TempestTem II.ii.38under his gaberdine. There is no other shelter hereabout.vnder his Gaberdine: there is no other shelter hereabout:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.22Shall be no shelter to these outrages,Shall be no shelter to these outrages:

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.238 To shelter thee from tempest and from rain: To shelter thee from tempest, and from raine:

Glossary

 27 result(s).
bulwarkshelter, safeguard, means of escape
cabindwell, lodge, take shelter in
cabinsmall room, hut, shelter
couchgo to a lair, find shelter
covertshelter, hiding-place, concealed spot
covertureshelter, canopied bower, covered retreat
ensconceprotect, conceal, shelter
enshelteredwithin shelter, in a safe haven
harbourlodge, stay, shelter
harbourshelter, refuge, safe lodging
harbourageshelter, refuge, haven
holdshelter, refuge, sanctuary
hostinn, lodging, place of shelter
hovelfind poor shelter [as in a hovel]
insconceprotect, conceal, shelter
refugeshelter from, take refuge from
sanctuarizegive sanctuary to, shelter
sconceshelter, screen, guard
shadecovered place, sheltered spot
shadowshelter, roof
shadowshelter, give protection to
sheepcotebuilding where sheep shelter
shelteredconcealed, hidden, disguised
shroudprotection, shelter
shroudhide, conceal, shelter
unhousedunsheltered, unprotected, open to the elements
weather-fenddefend from the weather, shelter

Thesaurus

 29 result(s).
building where sheep sheltersheepcote
find poor shelterhovel
find sheltercouch
sheep, building to sheltersheepcote
shelterbulwark
sheltercabin
sheltercovert
sheltercoverture
shelterensconce
shelterharbour
shelterharbour
shelterharbourage
shelterhold
shelterinsconce
shelterrefuge
sheltersanctuarize
sheltersconce
sheltershadow
sheltershadow
sheltershroud
sheltershroud
shelterweather-fend
shelter, findcouch
shelter, find poorhovel
shelter, place ofhost
shelter, takecabin
shelter, withinensheltered
sheltered spotshade
unshelteredunhoused

Themes and Topics

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Abbreviations... after the quotation sconce (n ) 2 shelter screen guard ce ii ii 37 [dromio of s...

Words Families

 11 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENSHELTEREDBASICsee SHELTER
SHELTERBASICshelter n, shelter v, sheltered adj
SHELTERSTATEensheltered adj
TENT [shelter]BASICtent n, tent v, tented adj
TENT [shelter]TYPEtent-royal adj
TENT [shelter]NOTuntent v
UNTENTBASICsee TENT [shelter]

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