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Search phrase: stanch

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.83Stifle the villain whose unstanched thirstStifle the Villaine, whose vnstanched thirst
MacbethMac IV.iii.78A staunchless avarice that, were I king,A stanchlesse Auarice, that were I King,
The TempestTem I.i.47unstanched wench.vnstanched wench.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.14Let my tears stanch the earth's dry appetite;Let my teares stanch the earths drie appetite.

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stanchsatisfy, quench, allay
stanchwater-tight, steadfast, firm
stanchless, staunchlessunquenchable, insatiable, incapable of being satisfied
unstanchednot made staunch [water-tight]; loose, promiscuous
unstanchedunquenchable, insatiable, unable to be satisfied

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STANCHBASICsee STAUNCH
STAUNCHBASICstanch v
STAUNCHNOTunstanched adj
UNSTANCHEDBASICsee STAUNCH

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