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Search phrase: animal

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As You Like ItAYL II.i.36The wretched animal heaved forth such groansThe wretched annimall heau'd forth such groanes
King LearKL III.iv.104more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.more but such a poore, bare, forked Animall as thou art.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.27animal, only sensible in the duller parts.animall, onely sensible in the duller parts:

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Glossary

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beastmere animal
beastlylike an animal, in a beastly manner
crest[on an animal head or neck] ridge of feathers, ridge of hairs; hackles
deeranimal, beast
filthvile creature, foul animal
hornhorned animal
horn-beasthorned animal
kindle[of a female animal] be born, deliver
leathernclothed in animal skins
litteranimal straw, rushes, bedding
sablerich fur [from the animal, sable], expensive garment
straystray animal
Typhongiant, half man half animal, who fought against the Olympian gods
vent[of a hunted animal] scent

Thesaurus

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animaldeer
animalTyphon
animalmoldwarp
animal skins, clothed inleathern
animal strawlitter
animal, foulfilth
animal, hornedhorn
animal, hornedhorn-beast
animal, like anbeastly
animal, merebeast
animal, straystray
clothed in animal skinsleathern
feathery ridge on an animal's head or neckcrest
foul animalfilth
hairy ridge on an animal's head or neckcrest
horned animalhorn-beast
horned animalhorn
ridge of feathers/hairs on an animal's head or neckcrest
skins, clothed in animalleathern
straw, animallitter
stray animalstray

Themes and Topics

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Swearing...i 99   diseases human or animal item example gloss [wher...
Classical mythology...on&rsquo s brood giant half man half animal who fought against the olympian gods s...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ANIMALBASICanimal n, animate v
ANIMALNOTdisanimate v
DISANIMATEBASICsee ANIMAL
DUNGBASICANIMAL

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