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Search phrase: tang

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.iii.30To be entangled with those mouth-made vowsTo be entangled with those mouth-made vowes,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.48Mars what it does; yea, very force entanglesMarres what it does: yea, very force entangles
As You Like ItAYL III.v.44I think she means to tangle my eyes too!I thinke she meanes to tangle my eies too:
CoriolanusCor II.i.72dismiss the controversy bleeding, the more entangleddismisse the Controuersie bleeding, the more intangled
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.22Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.Stands with the snares of Warre to tangle thee.
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.55And fly thou how thou canst, they'll tangle thee.And flye thou how thou canst, they'le tangle thee.
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.35My King is tangled in affection toMy King is tangled in affection, to
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.43Entangled in the net of their assaults,Intangled in the net of their assaults,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.124His speech was like a tangled chain: nothingHis speech was like a tangled chaine: nothing
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.91Which once untangled much misfortune bodes.which once vntangled, much misfortune bodes,
The TempestTem II.ii.49For she had a tongue with a tang,For she had a tongue with a tang,
Twelfth NightTN II.ii.40O time, thou must untangle this, not I!O time, thou must vntangle this, not I,
Twelfth NightTN II.v.146tongue tang arguments of state. Put thyself into the trick oftongue tang arguments of state; put thy selfe into the tricke of
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.71tongue tang with arguments of state, put thyself into thetongue langer with arguments of state, put thy selfe into the
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.68You must lay lime to tangle her desiresYou must lay Lime, to tangle her desires
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.42Tied, weaved, entangled, with so true, so long,Tide, weau'd, intangled, with so true, so long,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iii.59Their intertangled roots of love. But ITheir intertangled rootes of love, but I

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.67 Look how a bird lies tangled in a net, Looke how a bird lyes tangled in a net,

Glossary

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blood-bolteredwith hair matted with blood, with tangled bloody knots of hair
brakeentanglement, snare, restriction
condolement[unclear meaning] share-out, tangible expression of thanks
elftangle, mat, twist
engagedentangled, involved, trapped
enrootedentangled by the roots
intertangledintertwined, entwined, interlaced
intrinsicateintricate, complicated, entangled
knitentangle, tie up, catch up
ravelunravel, disentangle, make clear
ravelbecome entangled, get confused
ravelledtangled, confused, jumbled up
tangsting, sharp edge
tangring out, utter resoundingly
tangletrap, snare, enmesh, hold fast
trammelentangle, catch up [as in a fishing net]
twilled[unclear meaning] woven with osiers, tangled
unfeltintangible, not supported by solid evidence
unsubstantiallacking in material substance, intangible
wrapentangle, catch, involve

Thesaurus

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disentangleravel
entangletrammel
entanglewrap
entangleknit
entangledintrinsicate
entangledengaged
entangled by rootsenrooted
entangled, becomeravel
entanglementbrake
intangibleunfelt
intangibleunsubstantial
roots, entangled byenrooted
tangleelf
tangledtwilled
tangledravelled
tangled bloody knots of hair, with blood-boltered
thanks, tangible expression of condolement

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ENTANGLEBASICsee TANGLE
INTERTANGLEDBASICsee TANGLE
TANGBASICtang n, tang v
TANGLEBASICtangle v, tangled adj
TANGLESTATEentangle v, entangled adj, intertangled adj
TANGLENOTuntangle v, untangled adj
UNTANGLEBASICsee TANGLE

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