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Search phrase: dire

Plays

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The Comedy of ErrorsCE I.i.142To bear the extremity of dire mishap,To beare the extremitie of dire mishap:
CymbelineCym IV.ii.196And brings the dire occasion in his armsAnd brings the dire occasion in his Armes,
HamletHam III.ii.268Thy natural magic and dire propertyThy naturall Magicke, and dire propertie,
Henry VH5 IV.iv.34Il me commande à vous dire que vous faites vous prêtIl me commande a vous dire que vous faite vous prest,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.41And mine shall ring thy dire departure out.And mine shall ring thy dire departure out.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.165With hope of sharp unheard-of dire revenge.With hope of sharpe vnheard of dyre reuenge,
MacbethMac II.iii.55Of dire combustion and confused eventsOf dyre Combustion, and confus'd Euents,
MacbethMac IV.iii.188.1To doff their dire distresses.To doffe their dire distresses.
OthelloOth I.i.76Do, with like timorous accent and dire yell,Doe, with like timerous accent, and dire yell,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.127And for our eyes do hate the dire aspectAnd for our eyes do hate the dire aspect
Richard IIR2 V.vi.16That sought at Oxford thy dire overthrow.That sought at Oxford, thy dire ouerthrow.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.5A dire induction am I witness to,A dire induction, am I witnesse to,
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.143And the dire death of my poor sons and brothers?And the dyre death of my poore Sonnes, and Brothers.
Richard IIIR3 V.v.28Divided in their dire division;Diuided, in their dire Diuision.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.247That he should hither come as this dire nightThat he should hither come, as this dyre night,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.6To ruminate strange plots of dire revenge;To ruminate strange plots of dire Reuenge,
Titus AndronicusTit V.iii.177That hath been breeder of these dire events.That hath beene breeder of these dire euents.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.135All fears attending on so dire a project.All feares attending on so dire a proiect.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.972 And the dire thought of his committed evil And the dire thought of his committed euill,
Venus and AdonisVen.975 The dire imagination she did follow The dyre imagination she did follow,
Venus and AdonisVen.1159 ‘ It shall be cause of war and dire events, It shall be cause of warre, and dire euents,

Glossary

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deaddeadly, dire, grave
deardire, grievous, hard
diredangerous, dreadful, evil
dire-lamentingdeeply sorrowing, dreadfully lamenting
necessitiedin dire need [of], brought into necessity

Thesaurus

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diredear
diredead
need, in direnecessitied

Themes and Topics

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French... sir h5 iv iv 34  il me commande à vous dire que vous faites-vous prêt car ce soldat ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DIREBASICdire adj, direful adj, direness n
DIREINTENSITYdire-lamenting adj

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