Pluck
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
How words are described
| great | great pluck | great take |
| little | little pluck | little take |
| villainous | villainous pluck | villainous take |
| famous | famous pluck | famous take |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The lictor can take upgrades that make it more powerful when away from your army and has an ability to pluck single high value units and reel them in for a beating.
Source: Useless Useful Stealth - A knight searching for someone to Take Up My Sword may simply look for anyone who has the right amount (get it?) of pluck and decency.
Source: The Chooser of The One - Depending on the shape they take, this can make for things like a sentient landscape that will fall apart if you pluck a certain flower, a sword that can't be broken but dissolves when exposed to children's laughter, or a shapeshifting monster that can't hurt people who aren't afraid of it.
Source: Fantastic Fragility
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