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Search phrase: sharpen

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.i.25Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,Sharpen with cloylesse sawce his Appetite,
Antony and CleopatraAC III.iii.34Thou must not take my former sharpness ill.Thou must not take my former sharpenesse ill,
PericlesPer IV.i.28And it pierces and sharpens the stomach.And it perces and sharpens the stomacke,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.76Now she sharpens – well said, whetstone!Now she sharpens: well said Whetstone.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.118Extremity that sharpens sundry witsExtremity that sharpens sundry wits
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.30Of all this sprightly sharpness not a smile.Of all this sprightly sharpenes, not a smile;

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.56.4 Tomorrow sharpened in his former might. To morrow sharpned in his former might.

Glossary

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edgedsharp, sharpened, cutting
grindwhet, sharpen, stimulate
whetstoneshaped stone used for sharpening [whetting] tools

Thesaurus

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sharpengrind
sharpenededged
sharpening tools, stone used for whetstone
stone used for sharpening toolswhetstone
tools, stone used for sharpeningwhetstone

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SHARPENBASICsharp adj, sharpen v, sharply adv, sharpness n
SHARPENAPPEARANCEsharp-looking adj, sharp-pointed adj
SHARPENPART OF BODYsharp-quilled adj, sharp-toothed adj
SHARPENSTATEsharp-ground adj, sharp-provided adj

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