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Search phrase: scare

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Henry VI Part 33H6 III.i.7Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost.Will scarre the Heard, and so my shoot is lost:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.140Did scare away, or rather did affright.Did scarre away, or rather did affright:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.262But then a noise did scare me from the tomb,But then, a noyse did scarre me from the Tombe,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.21Scare Troy out of itself. But march away;Scarre Troy out of it selfe. But march away,

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Glossary

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affrayscare, startle, frighten away
affrightfrighten, terrify, scare
amazealarm, dismay, scare
fearfrighten, scare, terrify, daunt
frayfrighten, terrify, scare [by]
frightfrighten, scare, terrify
gallowfrighten, scare, startle
gastfrighten, alarm, scare
scarre[unclear reading] scare, alarm

Thesaurus

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scarescarre
scareaffright
scareamaze
scareaffray
scaregast
scaregallow
scarefear
scarefright
scarefray

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...rswear it sight fright (v ) frighten scare terrify cor i ix 5 [cominius to martiu...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SCAREBASICscare v
SCAREOBJECTscarecrow n

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