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Search phrase: gun

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.331Or like an overcharged gun, recoilOr like an ouer-charged Gun, recoile,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.60Is that lead slow which is fired from a gun?Is that Lead slow which is fir'd from a Gunne?
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iii.103Shot from the deadly level of a gun,shot from the dead leuell of a Gun,
The TempestTem II.i.164Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engineSword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Venus and AdonisVen.461 Or like the deadly bullet of a gun, Or like the deadly bullet of a gun:

Glossary

 13 result(s).
borecalibre, size [of a gun]
bounceexplosion, detonation, gun-shot
carriagewagon, gun-carriage
chamberpiece of ordnance, cannon, gun
chargeload [a gun]
cock[of a gun] pistol-hammer, cocking-piece
demi-cannontype of large gun
dischargefire [a gun]
elder-gunpop-gun
gun-stonecannon-ball, bullet, projectile
platformgun-platform, battery emplacement
rah tah tahgun drill noises
seretrigger-catch [of a gun]

Thesaurus

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fire [a gun]discharge
gunchamber
gun, largedemi-cannon
gun-carriagecarriage
gun-platformplatform
gun-shotbounce
load [a gun]charge
platform, gunplatform
pop-gunelder-gun
size [of a gun]bore
trigger-catch [of a gun]sere

Themes and Topics

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Sounds
Weapons... cannon ayl ii vii 154 mounted gun of several kinds and sizes each type fi...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GUNBASICgun n
GUNEQUIPMENTgunpowder n, gun-stone n
GUNPEOPLEgunner n
GUNTYPEelder-gun n

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