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Search phrase: joint

Plays

 67 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.93Made friends of them, jointing their force 'gainst Caesar,Made friends of them, ioynting their force 'gainst Casar,
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.49carries his house on his head – a better jointure, I think,carries his house on his head; a better ioyncture I thinke
CoriolanusCor V.vi.32Made him joint-servant with me, gave him wayMade him ioynt-seruant with me: Gaue him way
CymbelineCym V.iv.142dead many years, shall after revive, be jointed todead many yeares, shall after reuiue, bee ioynted to
CymbelineCym V.v.441jointed to the old stock, and freshly grow, thenioynted to the old Stocke, and freshly grow, then
HamletHam I.i.78Doth make the night joint-labourer with the day?Doth make the Night ioynt-Labourer with the day:
HamletHam I.ii.9Th' imperial jointress to this warlike state,Th'Imperiall Ioyntresse of this warlike State,
HamletHam I.ii.20Our state to be disjoint and out of frame,Our State to be disioynt, and out of Frame,
HamletHam I.v.188The time is out of joint. O, cursed spite,The time is out of ioynt: Oh cursed spight,
HamletHam IV.v.211And we shall jointly labour with your soulAnd we shall ioyntly labour with your soule
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.64This bald unjointed chat of his, my lord,This bald, vnioynted Chat of his (my Lord)
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.373Thy state is taken for a joint-stool, thyThy State is taken for a Ioyn'd-Stoole, thy
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.83Yet all goes well, yet all our joints are whole.Yet all goes well, yet all our ioynts are whole.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.140And as the wretch whose fever-weakened joints,And as the Wretch, whose Feauer-weakned ioynts,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.146A scaly gauntlet now with joints of steelA scalie Gauntlet now, with ioynts of Steele
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.242wild mare with the boys, and jumps upon joint-stools,wilde-Mare with the Boyes, and iumpes vpon Ioyn'd-stooles,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.341All victuallers do so. What's a joint of muttonAll Victuallers doe so: What is a Ioynt of Mutton,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.i.23couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and anycouple of short-legg'd Hennes: a ioynt of Mutton, and any
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.55Than a joint burden laid upon us all.Then a ioynt burthen, laid vpon vs all.
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iv.3drawn my shoulder out of joint.drawne my shoulder out of ioynt.
Henry VH5 IV.iii.123They shall have none, I swear, but these my joints,They shall haue none, I sweare, but these my ioynts:
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.319Ay, every joint should seem to curse and ban;I, euery ioynt should seeme to curse and ban,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.iv.52Join with the traitor; and they jointly swearIoyne with the Traitor, and they ioyntly sweare
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.136Touching the jointure that your king must make,Touching the Ioynture that your King must make,
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.29Do so conjointly meet, let not men say,Doe so conioyntly meet, let not men say,
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.153Myself, whilst you are jointly thus employed,Myselfe whilst you are ioyntly thus employd,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.216Be numb, my joints, wax feeble, both mine arms,Be numbe my ioynts, waxe feeble both mine armes,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.91By me hath sent a nimble-jointed jennet,By me hath sent a nimble ioynted iennet,
King JohnKJ II.i.379Be friends awhile, and both conjointly bendBe friends a-while, and both conioyntly bend
King LearKL I.i.130I do invest you jointly with my power,I doe inuest you ioyntly with my power,
King LearKL III.vi.51Cry you mercy, I took you for a joint-stool.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.71O well-knit Samson! Strong-jointed Samson! IO well-knit Sampson, strong ioynted Sampson; I
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.122limb or joint, shall pass Pompey the Great; the page,limme or ioynt) shall passe Pompey the great, the Page
MacbethMac III.i.34Craving us jointly. Hie you to horse. AdieuCrauing vs ioyntly. Hye you to Horse: Adieu,
MacbethMac III.ii.16But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds sufferBut let the frame of things dis-ioynt, / Both the Worlds suffer,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.310Joint by joint, but we will know his purpose.Ioynt by ioynt, but we will know his purpose:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.49jointure.ioynture.
OthelloOth I.iii.35Have there injointed with an after fleet.Haue there inioynted them with an after Fleete.
OthelloOth II.iii.313broken joint between you and her husband, entreat herbroken ioynt betweene you, and her husband, entreat her
OthelloOth IV.iii.71done it. Marry, I would not do such a thing for a jointdone. Marry, I would not doe such a thing for a ioynt
PericlesPer IV.ii.125I have bargained for the jointI haue bargaind for the ioynt.
Richard IIR2 III.ii.114Strive to speak big and clap their female jointsStriue to speake bigge, and clap their female ioints
Richard IIR2 III.iii.75And if we be, how dare thy joints forgetAnd if we be, how dare thy ioynts forget
Richard IIR2 V.iii.84This festered joint cut off, the rest rest sound;This fester'd ioynt cut off, the rest rests sound,
Richard IIR2 V.iii.97Against them both my true joints bended be.Against them both, my true ioynts bended be.
Richard IIR2 V.iii.104His weary joints would gladly rise, I know;His weary ioynts would gladly rise, I know,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.6Away with the joint-stools; removeAway with the Ioynstooles, remoue
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.153But fettle your fine joints 'gainst Thursday nextBut fettle your fine ioints 'gainst Thursday next,
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.iii.51And madly play with my forefathers' joints,And madly play with my forefathers ioynts?
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.26Her blood is settled, and her joints are stiff.Her blood is setled and her ioynts are stiffe:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.35By heaven, I will tear thee joint by jointBy heauen I will teare thee ioynt by ioynt,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.297This is my daughter's jointure, for no moreThis is my Daughters ioynture, for no more
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.198.1A joint-stool.A ioyn'd stoole.
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.363Of fruitful land, all which shall be her jointure.Of fruitfull land, all which shall be her ioynter.
The TempestTem III.iii.109That are of suppler joints, follow them swiftly,(That are of suppler ioynts) follow them swiftly,
The TempestTem IV.i.259Go, charge my goblins that they grind their jointsGoe, charge my Goblins that they grinde their ioynts
Timon of AthensTim I.i.252Aches contract and starve your supple joints!Aches contract, and sterue your supple ioynts:
Timon of AthensTim II.ii.209They answer, in a joint and corporate voice,They answer in a ioynt and corporate voice,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.212A chilling sweat o'erruns my trembling joints;A chilling sweat ore-runs my trembling ioynts,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.27against the hair; he hath the joints of everything, butagainst the haire, hee hath the ioynts of euery thing, but
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.28everything so out of joint that he is a gouty Briareus,euery thing so out ot ioynt, that hee is a gowtie Briareus,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.238Good arms, strong joints, true swords; and – Jove's accord – Good armes, strong ioynts, true swords, & Ioues accord,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.194Upon our joint and several dignities.Vpon our ioynt and seuerall dignities.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.104The elephant hath joints, but none for courtesy;The Elephant hath ioynts, but none for curtesie:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.i.30With every joint a wound, and that tomorrow!With euery ioynt a wound, and that to morrow.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.57At every joint and motive of her body.At euery ioynt, and motiue of her body:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.233.1And quoted joint by joint.And quoted ioynt by ioynt.

Poems

 7 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.227 Will not my tongue be mute, my frail joints shake, Wil not my tongue be mute, my fraile ioints shake?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.452 Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking; Whose grim aspect sets euerie ioint a shaking,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1410 All jointly listening, but with several graces, All ioyntlie listning, but with seuerall graces,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1846 Then jointly to the ground their knees they bow, Then ioyntlie to the ground their knees they bow,
Venus and AdonisVen.295 Round-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long, Round hooft, short ioynted, fetlocks shag, and long,
Venus and AdonisVen.642 I feared thy fortune, and my joints did tremble. I feard thy fortune, aud my ioynts did tremble.
Venus and AdonisVen.1061 Her voice is stopped, her joints forget to bow; Her voice is stopt, her ioynts forget to bow,

Glossary

 33 result(s).
brokendisjointed, fragmentary, disconnected
bull-beefjoint of beef [reputed to give strength]
chine[of meat] joint, portion, piece
commutualmutual, joint, answering to each other
comutualmutual, joint, answering to each other
conjointlytogether, in unison, in conjunction
conjunctionunited forces, joint association
consignsign jointly, ratify, subscribe
contestationjoint action as enemies, shared antagonism
co-supremejoint supreme ruler
disjointdisjointed, out of joint, disconnected
disjointfall to pieces, become disjointed
distractedlydisjointedly, erratically, with agitation
generaljoint, common, communal
gimmaledjointed, hinged, linked
gimmersgimmals, mechanical joints, connecting links
indenture(plural) [legal] joint agreement, articles of agreement
injointunite, join up, come together
jointdisordered, disorganized, out of order
jointunite, combine, join together
jointlimb, body part
joint ringfinger-ring made in two separable parts
jointresswoman holding a property right from her deceased husband, dowager
joint-stoolwell-made stool [by a joiner] [also used in phrases of ridicule]
jointuremarriage settlement, part of a husband's estate due to his widow
mutuallyall together, jointly
onceall together, jointly, collectively
party-verdictshare in a joint decision
possessionjoint rights, shared ownership
scarfed[unclear meaning] fully decked out; under full sail; [of the hull] well-jointed
spavinswelling of a horse's leg-joint
startinglyin fits and starts, disjointedly
unjointeddisconnected, confused, incoherent

Thesaurus

 35 result(s).
agreement, joint/articles ofindenture
association, jointconjunction
beef, joint ofbull-beef
decision, share in a joint party-verdict
disjointedbroken
disjointeddisjoint
disjointed, becomedisjoint
disjointedlydistractedly
disjointedlystartingly
enemies, joint action ascontestation
horse's leg joint, swollenspavin
jointcommutual
jointgeneral
joint [of meat]chine
joint action as enemiescontestation
joint agreementindenture
joint associationconjunction
joint of beefbull-beef
joint rightspossession
joint supreme rulerco-supreme
joint, out ofdisjoint
jointedgimmaled
jointed wellscarfed
jointlymutually
jointlyonce
jointly signconsign
joints, mechanicalgimmers
leg joint, swollen horse's spavin
mechanical jointsgimmers
rights, jointpossession
ruler, joint supremeco-supreme
share in a joint decisionparty-verdict
sign jointlyconsign
swelling of a horse's leg-jointspavin
well-jointed [of a hull]scarfed

Themes and Topics

 3 result(s).
Elision... ii 9 our queen / th&rsquo imperial jointress to this warlike state this...
Religious personalities and beings...martyrs under roman emperor diocletian joint feast day 25 october daniel ...
Latin...us (n m ) 2h6 iv i 118   joint limb astraea (n f ) tit i...

Words Families

 25 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
INJOINTBASICsee JOIN
JOINBASICjoint adj, joint v, jointly adv
JOINACTIONinjoint v
JOINFOODjoint n
JOINOBJECTjoint-stool n
JOINPART OF BODYnimble-jointed adj, short-jointed adj, strong-jointed adj
JOINPEOPLEjointress n, joint-servant n, joint-labourer n
JOINSTATEconjointly adv, disjoint adj, jointure n
JOINNOTdisjoint adj, unjointed adj
LABOURACTIONjoint-labourer n
NIMBLEPART OF BODYnimble-jointed adj
SERVERELATIONSHIPjoint-servant n
SHORTPART OF BODYshort-jointed adj
STOOLTYPEjoint-stool n
STRONGPART OF BODYstrong-jointed dj
UNJOINTEDBASICsee JOIN

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