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Search phrase: thunder-master

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CymbelineCym V.iv.30No more thou thunder-master showNo more thou Thunder-Master shew

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Glossary

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archchief, master, lord
awecontrol, restrain, master
burgomasterborough-master, town official
comptrollersteward, master of ceremonies
copyoriginal, master-copy
Dan[don, short form of Latin ‘dominus’] master, sir
Donmaster, sir
goodman[title for a person under the rank of gentleman] mister, master
Jupiter, JoveRoman supreme god; associated with the heavens and the weather, especially thunder and lightning; husband of Juno
killput down, outdo, master
legeread, master
Machiavel[pron: 'machiavel] master of intrigue, political schemer; Machiavelli was a 16th-c Italian political theorist
magnimaster of the great heavens, do you so calmly hear crimes, so calmly see them
masterteacher, schoolmaster
masterown, possess, have at one's disposal
masterdignified form of address to a professional person
master-cordmain sinew
nunclechild-like shortening of ‘mine uncle’; guardian, master
overmasterovercome, control, master completely
patrondefender, protector, lord and master
roarerroaring wave, thundering breaker
roast, rule thehas total authority, domineer, be master
sewersupervisor, chief servant, master of ceremonies
sirgentleman, lord, gallant, master
thunder-darterwielder of thunderbolts
thunder-masterlord of thunder; Jove
thunder-stonethunderbolt

Thesaurus

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borough-masterburgomaster
breaker, thunderingroarer
completely masterovermaster
intrigue, master ofMachiavel
lord and masterpatron
lord of thunderthunder-master
masterDan
masterawe
masterarch
masternuncle
mastersir
mastergoodman
masterkill
master completelyovermaster
master of ceremoniescomptroller
master of ceremoniessewer
master of intrigueMachiavel
master, beroast, rule the
master-copycopy
thunder, lord ofthunder-master
thundering breakerroarer

Themes and Topics

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Address forms
Archaisms
Discourse markers
Greetings
Here, there, and where
Plurals
Politeness
Swearing
Thou and you
Yon words
Gods and goddesses
Latin

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