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Search phrase: lure

Plays

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Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.159To lure this tassel-gentle back again!To lure this Tassell gentle backe againe,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.178For then she never looks upon her lure.For then she neuer lookes vpon her lure.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.1027 As falcon to the lure, away she flies; As Faulcons to the lure, away she flies,

Glossary

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baittempt, entice, lure
baittemptation, lure, enticement
calldecoy, lure, enticement
hookbait, lure, temptation
lure[falconry] baited apparatus for recalling a hawk
stale[falconry] decoy, lure, stalking-horse
trainlure, entice, decoy
trainstratagem, wile, lure

Thesaurus

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lurebait
lurebait
lurecall
luretrain
luretrain
lurestale
lurehook

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LUREBASIClure n, lure v

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