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Search phrase: archer

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Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.116He wanted pikes to set before his archers;He wanted Pikes to set before his Archers:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.103Hit with Cupid's archery,Hit with Cupids archery,
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.357longer an archer; his glory shall be ours, for we are thelonger an Archer, his glory shall be ours, for wee are the
PericlesPer I.i.164shot from a well-experienced archer hits the mark hisshot from a well experienst Archer hits the marke his
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.296Our archers shall be placed in the midst;Our Archers shall be placed in the mid'st;
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.340Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head!Draw Archers draw your Arrowes to the head,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.ii.8And finding him, the searchers of the town,And finding him, the Searchers of the Towne
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.2Sir boy, now let me see your archery.Sir Boy let me see your Archerie,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.53Come, to this gear. You are a good archer, Marcus.Come to this geare, you are a good Archer Marcus.

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Glossary

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Adamfamous 16th-c archer
aim[archery] show applause, shout approval [of]
aim[archery] guide one's efforts, help one's aim
ApolloGreek sun god, who pulls the sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot; god of prophecy [speaking through the Delphi oracle, poetry, music, archery, and healing
bowbowman, archer
buttgoal, aim, target [as in archery]
carry[archery] send, shoot
cleave the pin[archery] split the peg in the middle of a target
clout[archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull
cry[archery] show applause, shout approval [of]
draw[archery] draw back a bow-string
flightarchery contest, flight-shooting
forehand[archery] shooting straight ahead
level[archery] direct aim, target, range
loose[archery] moment of release, crucial point
loose[archery] shoot an arrow
Parthianfrom Parthia, ancient kingdom of W Asia; known for skilled horsemen and archery
pin[archery] peg in the middle of a target; centre
questantseeker, searcher, someone engaged in a quest
searcherofficial appointed to view and report on corpses
unbent[archery] not bent, not prepared to release an arrow
upshoot[archery] final shot, determining shot
upshotremaining stroke, final shot [as in archery, determining the result]
white[archery] white ring at the centre of a target

Thesaurus

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ahead, shooting straight [in archery]forehand
aim, direct [in archery]level
aim, help one's [in archery]aim
archerAdam
archerbow
archeryaim
archeryaim
archeryApollo
archerybutt
archerycarry
archerycleave the pin
archeryclout
archerydraw
archeryforehand
archerylevel
archeryloose
archeryloose
archeryParthian
archerypin
archeryunbent
archeryupshoot
archerywhite
archery contestflight
bent, not [in archery]unbent
bull [in archery]clout
centre [in archery]pin
cloth patch at the centre of a target [in archery]clout
contest, archeryflight
determining/final shot [in archery]upshoot
direct aim [in archery]level
guide one's efforts [in archery]aim
mark [in archery]clout
moment of release [archery]loose
peg in the middle of a target [in archery]pin
peg in the middle of a target, split the [in archery]cleave the pin
pin fixing a target [in archery]clout
range [in archery]level
release, moment of [in archery]loose
searcherquestant
send [in archery]carry
shooting straight ahead [in archery]forehand
shot, determining/final [in archery]upshoot
split the peg in the middle of a target [in archery]cleave the pin
target [in archery]butt
target [in archery]level
target, white ring at the centre of a [in archery]white
white ring at the centre of a target [in archery]white

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations...t iv iii 64 [titus to lucius of his archery] o well said lucius praise - cf ...
Numbers...rds] fourteen 2h4 iii ii 46 280 [archery distance in yards] fourteen and a...
...ourteen and a half 2h4 iii ii 46 290 [archery distance in yards] threescore tho...
Gods and goddesses...h the oracle at delphi) poetry music archery and healing also known as phoebus ap...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...adam ma i i 239 adam bell famous archer amurath 2h4 v ii 48 16th...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... w asia known for skilled horsemen and archery pelion mw ii i 74 mount...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ARCHERBASICarcher n, archery n
BUTT [archery]BASICbutt n
BUTT [archery]PARTbuttbutt-shaft n butt-end n-end n
SEARCHPEOPLEsearcher n

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