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Search phrase: heap

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As You Like ItAYL I.ii.66How prove you that, in the great heap of yourHow proue you that in the great heape of your
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.176With measure heaped in joy, to th' measures fall.With measure heap'd in ioy, to'th Measures fall.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.119And mountainous error be too highly heapedAnd mountainous Error be too highly heapt,
CoriolanusCor III.i.206.1In heaps and piles of ruin.In heapes, and piles of Ruine.
CymbelineCym I.ii.63That shouldst repair my youth, thou heap'stThat should'st repayre my youth, thou heap'st
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.73The cankered heaps of strange-achieved gold;The canker'd heapes of strange-atchieued Gold:
Henry VH5 IV.v.18Let us on heaps go offer up our lives.Let vs on heapes go offer vp our liues.
Henry VH5 V.ii.39And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps,And all her Husbandry doth lye on heapes,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.182Heaping confusion on their own heads thereby!Heaping confusion on their owne heads thereby.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.157Hence, heap of wrath, foul indigested lump,Hence heape of wrath, foule indigested lumpe,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.ii.158And heaped sedition on his crown at home.And heap'd sedition on his Crowne at home:
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.175Heaped upon me, poor undeserver, IHeap'd vpon me (poore Vndeseruer) I
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.64His overthrow heaped happiness upon him,His Ouerthrow, heap'd Happinesse vpon him:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.133For some new honours that are heaped on Caesar.For some new Honors, that are heap'd on Casar.
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.23Upon a heap a hundred ghastly women,Vpon a heape, a hundred gastly Women,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.29To be but dusty heaps of brittle sand.To be but dusty heapes, of brittile sande.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.204That now are turned to ragged heaps of stones.That now are turnd to ragged heaps of stones?
MacbethMac I.vi.19And the late dignities heaped up to them,and the late Dignities, / Heap'd vp to them,
PericlesPer I.i.34Presumes to reach, all the whole heap must die.Presumes to reach, all the whole heape must die:
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.26Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,Wedges of Gold, great Anchors, heapes of Pearle,
Richard IIIR3 II.i.54Among this princely heap, if any hereAmong this Princely heape, if any heere
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.203Alas, why would you heap this care on me?Alas, why would you heape this Care on me?
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.25Be heaped like mine, and that thy skill be moreBe heapt like mine, and that thy skill be more
Timon of AthensTim IV.i.22Your potent and infectious fevers heapYour potent and infectious Feauors, heape
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.102When I have laid proud Athens on a heapWhen I haue laid proud Athens on a heape.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.150Ay, even such heaps and sums of love and wealthI euen such heapes and summes of Loue and Wealth,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.223All on a heap, like to a slaughtered lamb,All on a heape like to the slaughtred Lambe,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.26As doth a battle, when they charge on heapsAs doth a battaile, when they charge on heapes
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.19Than, by concealing it, heap on your headThen (by concealing it) heap on your head
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.19I know mine own is but a heap of ruins,I know mine owne, is but a heape of ruins,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.ii.19study, and my profit therein the heaping friendships. Ofstudie, and my profite therein, the heaping friendshippes. Of

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1502 That piteous looks to Phrygian shepherds lent; That piteous lookes, to Phrygian sheapheards lent,

Glossary

 9 result(s).
chargeload, heap, pile up
coppedhumped, peaked, heaped up in a mound
heapcompany, host, multitude
heapin ruins
heapin a mass, all together
peckheap, quantity, measure [a quarter of a bushel]
quarry[in hunting] heap of dead, pile of bodies
rhapsodystring, miscellany, meaningless heap
uphoardhoard, heap up, amass

Thesaurus

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dead, heap of [in hunting]quarry
heapcharge
heappeck
heap upuphoard
heap, meaninglessrhapsody
heaped up in a moundcopped
meaningless heaprhapsody
mound, heaped up in acopped

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HEAPBASICheap n, heap v, heaping adj

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