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Search phrase: scratch

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 27 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.27cruelly scratched.cruelly scratch'd.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.30knave with Fortune that she should scratch you, who ofknaue with fortune that she should scratch you, who of
Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.53I cannot scratch mine ear. Prithee, tell herI cannot scratch mine eare. Prythee tel her
As You Like ItAYL III.v.21Scratch thee but with a pin, and there remainsScratch thee but with a pin, and there remaines
CoriolanusCor II.ii.73I had rather have one scratch my head i'th' sunI had rather haue one scratch my Head i'th' Sun,
CoriolanusCor III.iii.51.2Scratches with briars,Scratches with Briars,
HamletHam IV.vii.145That is but scratched withal. I'll touch my pointThat is but scratcht withall: Ile touch my point,
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.iv.10And God forbid a shallow scratch should driveAnd heauen forbid a shallow scratch should driue
Henry VIIIH8 V.iv.9I'll scratch your heads. You must be seeing christenings?Ile scratch your heads; you must be seeing Christenings?
Julius CaesarJC II.i.243I urged you further; then you scratched your head,I vrg'd you further, then you scratch'd your head,
King JohnKJ II.i.225To save unscratched your city's threatened cheeks,To saue vnscratch'd your Citties threatned cheekes:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.29scratched; 'twill serve.scratcht, 'twil serue.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.7Scratch my head, Peaseblossom. Where'sScratch my head, Pease-blossome. Wher's
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.23Cobweb to scratch. I must to the barber's, Monsieur,Cobweb to scratch. I must to the Barbers Mounsieur,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.26must scratch.must scratch.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.127scratched face.scratcht face.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.128Scratching could not make it worse, an 'twereScratching could not make it worse, and 'twere
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.93Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch. Marry, 'tis enough.I, I, a scratch, a scratch, marry 'tis inough,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.100houses! Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratchhouses. What, a Dog, a Rat, a Mouse, a Cat to scratch
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.57Scratching her legs that one shall swear she bleeds,Scratching her legs, that one shal sweare she bleeds,
The TempestTem II.ii.52Yet a tailor might scratch her where'er she did itch.Yet a Tailor might scratch her where ere she did itch.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.27and I had the scratching of thee; I would make thee theand / I had the scratching of thee, I would make thee the
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.ii.106Tear my bright hair, and scratch my praised cheeks;Teare my bright heire, and scratch my praised cheekes,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.ii.58That, like a testy babe, will scratch the nurse,That (like a testie Babe) will scratch the Nurse,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.201I should have scratched out your unseeing eyes,I should haue scratch'd out your vnseeing eyes,
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.422I'll have thy beauty scratched with briars and madeIle haue thy beauty scratcht with briers & made
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.703fardel will make him scratch his beard.Farthell, will make him scratch his Beard.

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1035 And wast afeard to scratch her wicked foe, And wast affeard to scratch her wicked Fo,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1469 And with my knife scratch out the angry eyes And with my knife scratch out the angrie eyes,
Venus and AdonisVen.705 Each envious briar his weary legs doth scratch, Ech enuious brier, his wearie legs do scratch,
Venus and AdonisVen.924 Shaking their scratched ears, bleeding as they go. Shaking their scratcht-eares, bleeding as they go.

Glossary

 3 result(s).
clapper-clawbeat up, thrash, scratch
cloyscratch with claws
gallgraze, scratch

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
claws, scratch withcloy
scratchclapper-claw
scratchgall
scratch with clawscloy

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Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SCRATCHBASICscratch n, scratch v, scratched adj, scratching n
SCRATCHNOTunscratched adj
UNSCRATCHEDBASICsee SCRATCH

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