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Search phrase: hoard

Plays

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CoriolanusCor IV.ii.11O, y'are well met. Th' hoarded plague o'th' godsOh y'are well met: / Th'hoorded plague a'th' Gods
HamletHam I.i.137Or if thou hast uphoarded in thy lifeOr, if thou hast vp-hoorded in thy life
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.iii.113and learning a mere hoard of gold kept by a devil, tilland Learning, a meere Hoord of Gold, kept by a Deuill, till
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.113Or any groat I hoarded to my use,Or any Groat I hoorded to my vse,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.48Whose father for his hoarding went to hell?Whose Father for his hoording went to hell:
King JohnKJ III.iii.8Of hoarding abbots; imprisoned angelsOf hoording Abbots, imprisoned angells
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.35The squirrel's hoard, and fetch thee new nuts.the Squirrels hoard, / And fetch thee new Nuts.
Richard IIR2 I.iii.253O, to what purpose dost thou hoard thy words,Oh to what purpose dost thou hord thy words,

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.220 Nature hath charged me that I hoard them not, Nature hath chargd me that I hoord them not,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1318 She hoards, to spend when he is by to hear her, Shee hoords to spend, when he is by to heare her,

Glossary

 5 result(s).
cofferhoard, store away, lay up securely
cupboardstow away, keep in, hoard
niggardbegrudge, hoard, use sparingly
niggardinghoarding, begrudging, acting in a mean manner
uphoardhoard, heap up, amass

Thesaurus

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hoardcupboard
hoardcoffer
hoarduphoard
hoardniggard
hoardingniggarding

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOARDBASIChoard n, hoarded adj, hoarding adj, hoarding n, uphoarded adj
UPHOARDEDBASICsee HOARD

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