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Search phrase: struggle

Plays

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Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.62So doth the cony struggle in the net.So doth the Connie struggle in the Net.
King JohnKJ IV.i.76I will not struggle; I will stand stone-still.I will not struggle, I will stand stone still:

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.710 Nay, do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise. Nay do not struggle, for thou shalt not rise,

Glossary

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agonyanguish, great distress; or: death-struggle
Atlasgiant, sentenced by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods
broilsubject to great heat; also: be engaged in a struggle
buffetfight, struggle, deal blows
catchstruggle for breath
contendfight, engage in combat, struggle
controversystruggle, contending, competitive dispute
disputedeal with, handle, struggle against
fretstruggle, chafe, move in turmoil
scamblescramble, struggle, make shift
sprawlwrithe, struggle, thrash about
wagestruggle, do battle, vie
wringwrithe, struggle, twist [as if in pain]

Thesaurus

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breath, struggle for catch
death-struggleagony
engaged in a struggle, bebroil
strugglebuffet
strugglecontend
strugglecontroversy
strugglewage
strugglewring
strugglesprawl
strugglescamble
strugglefret
struggle againstdispute
struggle for breathcatch
struggle, be engaged in a broil

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods atropos 2h4...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STRUGGLEBASICstruggle v, struggling n

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