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Search phrase: inventor

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CoriolanusCor I.i.19that afflicts us, the object of our misery, is as an inventorythat afflicts vs, the obiect of our misery, is as an inuentory
CymbelineCym II.ii.30Would testify, t' enrich mine inventory.Would testifie, t'enrich mine Inuentorie.
HamletHam V.ii.113though, I know, to divide him inventorially would dizzy
HamletHam V.ii.379Fallen on th' inventors' heads. All this can IFalne on the Inuentors heads. All this can I
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.16thy peach-coloured once! Or to bear the inventory ofthy peach-colour'd ones:) Or to beare the Inuentorie of
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.124Forsooth, an inventory, thus importingForsooth an Inuentory, thus importing
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.137You are full of heavenly stuff, and bear the inventoryYou are full of Heauenly stuffe, and beare the Inuentory
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.451There take an inventory of all I have,There take an Inuentory of all I haue,
MacbethMac I.vii.10To plague the inventor. This even-handed justiceTo plague th' Inuenter, this euen-handed Iustice
Twelfth NightTN I.v.234out divers schedules of my beauty. It shall be inventoried,out diuers scedules of my beautie. It shalbe Inuentoried

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Glossary

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abstractlist, register, inventory
billinventory, list, catalogue
cate-log[idiosyncratic pronunciation of] catalogue, inventory, register
Daedalus[pron: 'dedalus] legendary Athenian inventor who made the labyrinth for King Minos in Crete; escaped to Sicily with wings made for himsef and his son Icarus
Hermes[pron: 'hermeez] messenger of the Greek gods, often shown wearing winged shoes; inventor of lyre and flute
ingenerinventor, designer, creator
inventoriallyas in an inventory, one by one, in detail
inventorydetailed list, itemization
registerrecord, catalogue, inventory
scheduleinventory, list, itemization

Thesaurus

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inventoringener
inventoryabstract
inventorybill
inventoryregister
inventoryschedule
inventory, as in aninventorially

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... poor boy icarus legendary athenian inventor who constructed the labyrinth for king ...
Gods and goddesses...ged shoes god of science and commerce inventor of the lyre and flute hymen ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
INVENTPEOPLEinventor n
INVENTORYBASICinventorially adv, inventory n, inventory v

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