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Search phrase: animal

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL I.i.14animals on his dunghills are as much bound to him as I.Animals on his dunghils are as much bound to him as I:
As You Like ItAYL II.i.36The wretched animal heaved forth such groansThe wretched annimall heau'd forth such groanes
As You Like ItAYL II.i.62To fright the animals and to kill them upTo fright the Annimals, and to kill them vp
HamletHam II.ii.307beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yetbeauty of the world, the Parragon of Animals; and yet
King LearKL III.iv.104more but such a poor, bare, forked animal as thou art.more but such a poore, bare, forked Animall as thou art.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.27animal, only sensible in the duller parts.animall, onely sensible in the duller parts:
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.132That souls of animals infuse themselvesThat soules of Animals infuse themselues
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.58Than Venus, or those pampered animalsThan Venus, or those pampred animalls,

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Glossary

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beastmere animal
beastlylike an animal, in a beastly manner
bladdervessel derived from animals used for storing liquid
browsefeed upon, nibble at, eat [as animals]
calve[comparing humans to animals] bring forth
crest[on an animal head or neck] ridge of feathers, ridge of hairs; hackles
deeranimal, beast
filthvile creature, foul animal
hornhorned animal
horn-beasthorned animal
kindle[of a female animal] be born, deliver
leathernclothed in animal skins
litter[comparing humans to animals] bring forth, be born
litteranimal straw, rushes, bedding
moldwarpmole [animal]
pinfoldpound, place for keeping stray animals
pithole prepared for hunted animals
poundshut up, confine [as animals in a pound]
sablerich fur [from the animal, sable], expensive garment
straystray animal
Typhongiant, half man half animal, who fought against the Olympian gods
vent[of a hunted animal] scent

Thesaurus

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animaldeer
animalmoldwarp
animalTyphon
animal skins, clothed inleathern
animal strawlitter
animal, foulfilth
animal, hornedhorn
animal, hornedhorn-beast
animal, like anbeastly
animal, merebeast
animal, straystray
animals, hole prepared for huntedpit
animals, place for keeping straypinfold
bear [animal]baiting-place
bear [animal]bearward
bear [animal]Sackerson
bull [animal]Minotaur
clothed in animal skinsleathern
eat [as animals]browse
feathery ridge on an animal's head or neckcrest
foul animalfilth
hairy ridge on an animal's head or neckcrest
hole prepared for hunted animalspit
horn [animal]yoke
horned animalhorn
horned animalhorn-beast
mole [animal]moldwarp
pound [animal]pinfold
ridge of feathers/hairs on an animal's head or neckcrest
skins, clothed in animalleathern
straw, animallitter
stray animalstray
stray animals, place for keepingpinfold

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift...ot in oed types of people gods animals and other animate beings it...
Sounds... people animals and objects all make noises that do n...
...ary drill command noises made by animals item location gloss ...
Swearing... 99   diseases human or animal item example gloss [whe...
Who and who...cluding abstract concepts objects and animals among the entities that are qualified...
Classical mythology...n&rsquo s brood giant half man half animal who fought against the olympian gods ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...spian sea known for its ferocious wild animals iceland h5 ii i 39 coun...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ANIMALBASICanimal n, animate v
ANIMALNOTdisanimate v
BEAR [animal]BASICbear n, bear-like adj
BEAR [animal]ACTIONbear-baiting n
BEAR [animal]PEOPLEbearard n, bear-herd n
BEAR [animal]YOUNGbear-whelp n
BUCK [animal]BASICbuck n
COW [animal]BASICcow n
COW [animal]PARTcow-dung n
CRAB [animal]BASICcrab n
DISANIMATEBASICsee ANIMAL
DUNGBASICANIMAL
HIND [animal]BASIChind n
MOLE [animal]BASICmole n, moldwarp n
MOLE [animal]PLACEmolehill n
NEAT [animal]BASICneat n
NEAT [animal]PEOPLEneat-herd n
OUNCE [animal]BASICounce n
RAM [animal]BASICram n
ROE [animal]BASICroe n
SOW [animal]BASICsow n
SOW [animal]PART OF BODYsow-skin adj
STEER [animal]BASICsteer n

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