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Search phrase: allot

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King LearKL I.i.173Five days we do allot thee for provisionFiue dayes we do allot thee for prouision,

Glossary

 9 result(s).
allotdestine, appoint, assign
allotteryshare, portion, allocation
callet, callotslut, drab, harlot
Fatestrio of goddesses who control human destiny: Atropos (‘the inflexible’) cuts the thread of life allotted and spun by Lachesis (‘the distributor’) and Clotho (‘the spinner’)
limitationallotted time, appointed period
lotteryprize, allotment, award
rateallot, apportion, assign
sortassigned portion, allotted measure
timeallotted limit, prescribed term

Thesaurus

 8 result(s).
allotrate
allotmentlottery
allotted measuresort
allotted timetime
allotted timelimitation
limit, allottedtime
measure, allottedsort
time, allottedlimitation

Words Families

 2 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ALLOTBASICallot v, allottery n
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