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Search phrase: moist

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.164Moist Hesperus hath quenched her sleepy lamp,Moist Hesperus hath quench'd her sleepy Lampe:
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.281The juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip.The iuyce of Egypts Grape shall moyst this lip.
HamletHam I.i.118Disasters in the sun; and the moist star
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.182the characters of age? Have you not a moist eye, a drythe Charracters of age? Haue you not a moist eye? a dry
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.140The moist impediments unto my speech,The most Impediments vnto my Speech,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.49When at their mothers' moistened eyes babes shall suck,When at their Mothers moistned eyes, Babes shall suck,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.79I cannot weep, for all my body's moistureI cannot weepe: for all my bodies moysture
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.163As did the gushing moisture break intoAs did her gushing moysture breake into,
King LearKL IV.iii.31And clamour moistened; then away she started
OthelloOth III.iv.36Give me your hand. This hand is moist, my lady.Giue me your hand. / This hand is moist, my Lady.
OthelloOth III.iv.39Hot, hot and moist. This hand of yours requiresHot, hot, and moyst. This hand of yours requires
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.224Will put thy shirt on warm? Will these moist trees,Will put thy shirt on warme? Will these moyst Trees,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.41Bounding between the two moist elements,Bounding betweene the two moyst Elements
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.76Moist it again, and frame some feeling lineMoist it againe: and frame some feeling line,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.93All moist and cold, some say began to throwAll moyst and cold, some say began to throw

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.323 ‘ O that infected moisture of his eye, O that infected moysture of his eye,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1227 Each flower moistened like a melting eye, Each flowre moistned like a melting eye:
Venus and AdonisVen.64 And calls it heavenly moisture, air of grace, And calls it heauenly moisture, aire of grace,
Venus and AdonisVen.143 My smooth moist hand, were it with thy hand felt, My smooth moist hand, were it with thy hand felt,
Venus and AdonisVen.542 The heavenly moisture, that sweet coral mouth, The heauenly moisture that sweet corall mouth,
Venus and AdonisVen.854 From his moist cabinet mounts up on high, From his moyst cabinet mounts vp on hie,

Glossary

 20 result(s).
bedewmoisten with drops, wet with tears
dewdewfall, dampness, moisture
dewbedew, moisten, water
drouthdry situation, lack of moisture
humiditymoisture, dampness, vapours
humoroushumid, damp, moist
humourdampness, vapour, moisture
latchfasten, secure; or: moisten [leach]
milch[milky] moist, tearful
moistwatery, rheumy
moistdamp, dripping, dewy
moistmoisten
moist starthe Moon [because of its influence on the tides]
oilymoist, clammy, greasy
rheumymoist, wet, damp
spongyrainy, damp, soggy, moisture-filled
spungyrainy, damp, soggy, moisture-filled
tempersoften, moisten, mix [with]
washmake damp, moisten, wet
waterymoist, clammy, salivating

Thesaurus

 17 result(s).
drops, moisten with bedew
moistmilch
moistwatery
moistoily
moistrheumy
moisthumorous
moistentemper
moistenwash
moistendew
moistenmoist
moistenlatch
moisten with dropsbedew
moisturedew
moisturehumidity
moisturehumour
moisture, lack ofdrouth
moisture-filledspongy

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
MOISTBASICmoist adj, moist v, moistened adj, moisture n

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