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Search phrase: sweet-suggesting

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The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vi.7O sweet-suggesting Love, if thou hast sinned,O sweet-suggesting Loue, if thou hast sin'd,

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Glossary

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askrequest, suggest, propose
balmyfragrant, delicious, sweet-smelling
bastardvariety of sweet Spanish wine
canaryvariety of sweet wine from the Canary Islands
charnecovariety of sweet Portuguese wine
cogflatter, fawn, sweet-talk
confectionarysweetmeat factory, sweet-shop, candy-store
dulcetsweet, mild, pleasant, agreeable
eglantinesweet briar
flattering-sweetsweetly appealing, enticingly delightful
givesuggest, prompt, intimate
gobe [like], suggest, present itself
implyinsinuate, suggest the involvement of
importsignify, mean, suggest
intendmean, imply, suggest
malmseyvariety of strong sweet red wine
mincesuggest by walking pretentiously, give an affected impression of
ministerprompt, suggest, indicate
muscadeltype of strong sweet wine
obsequiousdutiful [without suggesting servility]; appropriate after a death
odoriferousodorous, sweet-smelling, fragrant
pointdirect, suggest, indicate [to]
pointindicate, suggest, allude to
poison, sweetflattery
potatosweet potato, yam [regarded as an aphrodisiac]
presentsymbolize, represent, suggest
presupposesuggest earlier, previously lay down
soothflattery, sycophant, sweet-talk
sootheflatter, praise, sweet-talk
soothingflattery, adulation, sweet-talk
soothingflattering, sweet-talking
suggestpresent ideas, make suggestions
suggesttempt, prompt, incite
suggest[of an idea] insinuate [to], make hints [to]
sweetsweeten, make pleasing, fumigate
sweetsweet-tasting foodstuff
sweetlover, sweetheart
sweetdelightful time, pleasant part
sweetperfumed, scented, fragrant
sweetsweet-scented flower, fragrant plant
sweetwanton, lecherous; or: with a sweet tooth
sweetsweetness, pleasure, delight
sweetsmooth, unctuous, oily
sweetattractive, pleasing, appealing
sweetdear
sweet-facedgood-looking, handsome
sweetingsweet-flavoured variety of apple
sweet-seasonedfilled with sweetness, gently falling
sweet-suggestingsweetly tempting, seductive, irresistable
toothtaste for pleasure, sweet tooth
wortsweet unfermented beer

Thesaurus

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apple, sweet-flavouredsweeting
beer, sweet unfermented wort
earlier suggestpresuppose
flower, sweet-scentedsweet
involvement, suggestimply
potato, sweetpotato
shop, sweetconfectionary
suggestask
suggestimport
suggestintend
suggestminister
suggestpoint
suggestpoint
suggestpresent
suggestgo
suggestgive
suggest earlierpresuppose
suggest involvementimply
sweetdulcet
sweet briareglantine
sweet potatopotato
sweet toothtooth
sweet tooth, with asweet
sweet-flavoured applesweeting
sweet-shopconfectionary
sweet-smellingbalmy
sweet-smellingodoriferous
sweet-talkcog
sweet-talksoothing
sweet-talksoothe
sweet-talksooth
sweet-talkingsoothing
sweet-tasting foodstuffsweet
tooth, sweettooth

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Greetings
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Thou and you
Classical mythology
Gods and goddesses
French
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