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Search phrase: colossus

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Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.123Nothing but a Colossus can do thee thatNothing but a Colossus can do thee that
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.135Like a Colossus, and we petty menLike a Colossus, and we petty men
Troilus and CressidaTC V.v.9And stands colossus-wise, waving his beam,And stands Calossus-wise wauing his beame,

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Glossary

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Colossushuge bronze statue of Apollo, which bestrode the harbour entrance to the port of Rhodes
colossus-wiselike a colossus, with legs astride

Thesaurus

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colossus, like acolossus-wise

Themes and Topics

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World [outside Britain], places and peoples... collatine husband of lucrece colossus 1h4 v i 123 huge bronze statue of...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COLOSSUSBASICcolossus n, colossus-wise adv
WISE [suffix]BASICcolossus-wise adv

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