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Search phrase: detect

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.296detect the lazy foot of Time as well as a clock.detect the lazie foot of time, as wel as a clocke.
CoriolanusCor IV.vii.39The happy man; whether defect of judgement,The happy man; whether detect of iudgement,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.143To let thy tongue detect thy base-born heart?To let thy tongue detect thy base-borne heart.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.295detect my wife, be revenged on Falstaff, and laugh atdetect my wife, bee reueng'd on Falstaffe, and laugh at
PericlesPer II.i.51All that may men approve or men detect! –All that may men approue, or men detect.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iv.27And, lest thou shouldst detect him, cut thy tongue.And least thou should'st detect them, cut thy tongue.

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Glossary

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decipherdiscover, detect, find out
descryfind out, detect, discover
detectexpose, unmask, uncover
detectaccuse, censure, condemn
detectreveal, betray, show
finddetect, perceive, grasp
makemake out, discern, detect
pickextract, make out, detect
windscent, detect

Thesaurus

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detectwind
detectdecipher
detectdescry
detectmake
detectpick
detectfind

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DETECTBASICdetect v, detecting n, detection n
DETECTPEOPLEdetector n

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