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Search phrase: cling

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
MacbethMac I.ii.8As two spent swimmers, that do cling togetherAs two spent Swimmers, that doe cling together,
MacbethMac V.v.40Till famine cling thee. If thy speech be sooth,Till Famine cling thee: If thy speech be sooth,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.382Th' imperial metal, circling now thy head,Th' Imperiall mettall, circling now thy head,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.19Whose circling shadows kings have sought to sleep in,Whose circkling shadowes, Kings haue sought to sleep in

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Glossary

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burprickly, clinging seedpod
bur[prickly, clinging seedpod] thing difficult to shake off
burclinger, person difficult to shake off
burning zoneinter-tropical domain encircling the earth
burrprickly, clinging seedpod
chivalryknightly rank [as displayed on a coat-of-arms: a twisted band encircling a helmet]
circledin a circular motion, encircling
claspcling, hold tight, hang on
cleave tocling to, adhere to, obey
clingwither, shrivel, shrink up
compasscirclet, encircling band
growcling to, stick to, be one with
hangleave hold, stop clinging
inclusiveenclosing, encircling, encompassing
vergerim, band, encircling edge
zone, burninginter-tropical domain encircling the earth

Thesaurus

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band, encirclingcompass
clingclasp
clingcleave to
clinggrow
clingerbur
clinging seedpodburr
clinging, stophang
edge, encirclingverge
encirclinginclusive
encirclingcircled
encircling bandcompass
encircling edgeverge
seedpod, clingingburr
stop clinginghang

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CIRCLEBASICcircling adj
CLINGBASICcling v
CLUNGBASICsee CLING

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