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Search phrase: cram

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.135Do. I'll take the sacrament on't, how andDo, Ile take the Sacrament on't, how &
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.282any lackey; marry, in coming on he has the cramp.any Lackey; marrie in comming on, hee ha's the Crampe.
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.91Then shall we be news-crammed.Then shal we be newes-cram'd.
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.40After a voyage, he hath strange places crammedAfter a voyage: He hath strange places cram'd
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.94Hellespont and being taken with the cramp was drowned,Hellespont, and being taken with the crampe, was droun'd,
CoriolanusCor I.i.79crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, tocramm'd with Graine: Make Edicts for Vsurie, to
HamletHam III.ii.104the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so.the Ayre promise-cramm'd, you cannot feed Capons so.
Henry VH5 I.chorus.12The vasty fields of France? Or may we cramThe vastie fields of France? Or may we cramme
Henry VH5 IV.i.263Gets him to rest, crammed with distressful bread;Gets him to rest, cram'd with distressefull bread,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.ii.28Ten thousand French have ta'en the sacramentTen thousand French haue tane the Sacrament,
Henry VIIIH8 II.iv.110Is crammed with arrogancy, spleen, and pride.Is cramm'd with Arrogancie, Spleene, and Pride.
King JohnKJ V.ii.6May know wherefore we took the sacrament,May know wherefore we tooke the Sacrament,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.7As would be crammed up in a sheet of paper,As would be cram'd vp in a sheet of paper
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.20What 'tis to cram a maw or clothe a backWhat 'tis to cram a maw, or cloath a backe
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.89Being thus crammed in the basket, a couple of Ford'sBeing thus cram'd in the Basket, a couple of Fords
Richard IIR2 I.i.139But ere I last received the sacramentBut ere I last receiu'd the Sacrament,
Richard IIR2 IV.i.327You shall not only take the SacramentYou shall not onely take the Sacrament,
Richard IIR2 V.ii.97A dozen of them here have ta'en the SacramentA dozen of them heere haue tane the Sacrament,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.206Thou didst receive the sacrament to fightThou did'st receiue the Sacrament, to fight
Richard IIIR3 V.v.18And then, as we have ta'en the sacrament,And then as we haue tane the Sacrament,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.48And in despite I'll cram thee with more food.And in despight, Ile cram thee with more food.
The TempestTem I.ii.325For this, be sure, tonight thou shalt have cramps,For this be sure, to night thou shalt haue cramps,
The TempestTem I.ii.369What I command, I'll rack thee with old cramps,What I command, Ile racke thee with old Crampes,
The TempestTem II.i.108You cram these words into mine ears againstYou cram these words into mine eares, against
The TempestTem IV.i.261With aged cramps, and more pinch-spotted make themWith aged Cramps, & more pinch-spotted make them,
The TempestTem V.i.287cramp!Cramp.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.49With this crammed reason; reason and respectWith this cramm'd reason: reason and respect,
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.iv.42Crams his rich thievery up, he knows not how;Crams his rich theeuerie vp, he knowes not how.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.108son should be a fool; whose skull Jove cram with brains,sonne should be a foole: whose scull, Ioue cramme with braines,
Twelfth NightTN II.iii.143 best persuaded of himself, so crammed, as he thinks,best perswaded of himselfe: so cram'd (as he thinkes)
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.110To put life into dust; the aged crampTo put life into dust, the aged Crampe
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.91I prithee tell me. Cram's with praise, and make'sI prethee tell me: cram's with prayse, and make's

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.856 Is plagued with cramps and gouts and painful fits, Is plagu'd with cramps, and gouts, and painefull fits,

Glossary

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breadsacramental wafer eaten during a religious service
cloyedclogged, crammed, stuffed
convulsioncramp, spasm, contraction
cram upforce into a small space, stuff in
crammedoverfed, stuffed to excess
cramprheumatic, arthritic
farcestuff, cram
forcestuff, cram [see farce]
linecram, stuff, fill
musstype of children's game in which players scramble for things thrown on the ground
scamblescramble, struggle, make shift
stopfill, cram, stuff
straitnarrow, cramped, confined
straitcramped passage, confined path
throngcram, fill, burden

Thesaurus

 12 result(s).
cramfarce
cramline
cramstop
cramthrong
crammedcloyed
crampconvulsion
crampedstrait
cramped passagestrait
passage, crampedstrait
sacramental waferbread
scramblescamble
wafer, sacramentalbread

Themes and Topics

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How and how...lative constructions (‘i’ll take the sacrament on’t how and which way you will’ a...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CRAMBASICcram v, crammed adj
CRAMSTATEnews-crammed adj, promise-crammed adj
CRAMPBASICcramp n
NEWSPEECHnews-crammed adj
PROMISESTATEpromise-crammed adj
SACREDBASICsacrament n

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