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Search phrase: kick

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.278That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home,That hugges his kickie wickie heare at home,
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.300Dead though she be she feels her young one kick.Dead though she be, she feeles her yong one kicke:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.17I should kick, being kicked, and, being at that pass,I should kicke being kickt, and being at that passe, 
CoriolanusCor II.ii.122.2Our spoils he kicked at,Our spoyles he kickt at,
HamletHam III.iii.93Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven,Then trip him, that his heeles may kicke at Heauen,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.i.24pretty little tiny kickshaws, tell William cook.pretty little tine Kickshawes, tell William Cooke.
King LearKL III.vi.47before this honourable assembly she kicked the poor
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.109Art thou good at these kickshawses, knight?Art thou good at these kicke-chawses Knight?

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Glossary

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caperperform a leap in which the feet are kicked together in the air
footkick, boot
kickspurn, scorn, reject with contempt
kickshawtrifle, triviality, worthless distraction
kickshawfancy dish
kicky-wicky, kicksy-wicksy[jocular] girl-friend, wife
spurnkick out at, treat with contempt
spurnkick, strike, stamp [on], dash

Thesaurus

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kickspurn
kickfoot
kick out atspurn
leap with feet kicked together, perform acaper
perform a leap with feet kicked togethercaper

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
KICKBASICkick v
KICKSHAWBASICkickshaw n, enkindle v, enkindled adj
KICKY-WICKYBASICkicky-wicky n

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