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Search phrase: disaster

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.170His faith, his sweet disaster; with a worldHis faith, his sweet disaster: with a world
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.47of the service: it was a disaster of war that Caesarof the seruice: it was a disaster of warre that Caesar
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.109to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th' stocks.to this very instant disaster of his setting i'th stockes:
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.112.1Upon her great disaster.Vpon her great disaster.
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.16should be, which pitifully disaster the cheeks.should bee, which pittifully disaster the cheekes.
HamletHam I.i.118Disasters in the sun; and the moist star
King LearKL I.i.174To shield thee from disasters of the world,To shield thee from disasters of the world,
King LearKL I.ii.120own behaviour – we make guilty of our disasters the sun,own behauiour, we make guilty of our disasters, the Sun,
MacbethMac III.i.111So weary with disasters, tugged with fortune,So wearie with Disasters, tugg'd with Fortune,
PericlesPer V.i.34Till the disaster that one mortal nightTill the disaster that one mortall wight
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.5Fails in the promised largeness: checks and disastersFayles in the promist largenesse: checkes and disasters
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.40their own restraint and disasters. Yet sometime atheir owne restraint, and disasters: Yet sometime a

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Glossary

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break-necktotal ruin, destruction, disaster
casualtymischance, misfortune, disaster
confusioncalamity, disaster, catastrophe
cutblow, misfortune, disaster
disasterinauspicious sight, unfavourable appearance
disaster[astrology] ruin, strike with calamity, bring misfortune on
disasterunlucky star, unfavourable planet
disastermisfortune, instance of bad luck
naughtruin, disaster, catastrophe
omencalamity, ominous event, disaster
wondercalamity, disaster, tragedy

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disasterbreak-neck
disastercut
disasterconfusion
disastercasualty
disasterwonder
disasternaught
disasteromen

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DISASTERBASICdisaster n, disastrous adj

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