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Search phrase: size

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.31It must be an answer of most monstrous sizeIt must be an answere of most monstrous size,
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.4But comforts we despise. Our size of sorrow,But comforts we dispise; our size of sorrow
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.97It's past the size of dreaming. Nature wants stuffIt's past the size of dreaming: Nature wants stuffe
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.219'tis a word too great for any mouth of this age's size.'tis a Word too great for any mouth of this Ages size,
CoriolanusCor V.ii.18Of whom he's chief – with all the size that verity(Of whom hee's cheefe) with all the size that verity
HamletHam II.ii.460And thus o'ersized with coagulate gore,And thus o're-sized with coagulate gore,
HamletHam III.ii.180And as my love is sized, my fear is so.And as my Loue is siz'd, my Feare is so.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.159To shape my legs of an unequal size;To shape my Legges of an vnequall size,
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.135Of as great size. Ween you of better luck,Of as great Size. Weene you of better lucke,
King LearKL II.iv.170To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes,To bandy hasty words, to scant my sizes,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.11by my size that I have a kind of alacrity in sinking. If theby my size, that I haue a kinde of alacrity in sinking: if the
Timon of AthensTim V.i.64With any size of words.With any size of words.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.47No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size,No big-bon'd-men, fram'd of the Cyclops size,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.147A great-sized monster of ingratitudes:A great siz'd monster of ingratitudes:
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.162Shall find him by his large and portly size.Shall finde him by his large and portly size.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.26I'll through and through you! – And, thou great-sized coward,Ile through, and through you; & thou great siz'd coward:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.99Tell him, if he i'th' blood-sized field lay swollen,Tell him if he i'th blood cizd field, lay swolne
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.193He hath songs for man or woman, of all sizes:He hath songs for man, or woman, of all sizes:

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.21 In clamours of all size both high and low. In clamours of all size both high and low.

Glossary

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Ajax[pron: 'ayjaks, OP also a'jayks] son of Telemon, king of Salamis (also called Ajax Telemonius); fought against Troy; proverbial for his size and strength
batelose weight, diminish in size
bignesslarge size, good bulk
blood-sizedblood-soaked, smeared with blood
borecalibre, size [of a gun]
coincreate fantasies, fabricate, fantasize
diminutiveundersized person, very small being
enforceemphasize, urge, lay stress upon
flight[of arrows] power of flight, size and weight
half-sword, atat the length of a small-sized sword, at close quarters
masssize, numbers, large amount
measureextent, size, amount, quantity, mass
oversetoverturn, capsize, overwhelm
oversizepaint over, smear [i.e. cover with a substance resembling size]
proportionsize, bulk
scrubbedshort, undersized, stubby
sizequantify, measure [for size]
sizeallowance, ration, quota
sizekind, type, length
sizebounds, limit, confine
sized[in compounds]
takehumble, lower, cut down to size

Thesaurus

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blood-sizedsized
capsizeoverset
cut down to sizetake
diminish in sizebate
emphasizeenforce
fantasizecoin
large sizebigness
oversizedsized
sizemass
sizemeasure
sizeproportion
sizesized
size [of a gun]bore
size, cut down totake
size, diminish inbate
size, largebigness
small [size]low
sword, at the length of a small-sizedhalf-sword, at
undersizedscrubbed
undersized persondiminutive

Themes and Topics

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Numbers...re thousand e3 iv iii 62 60 000 [army size] indefinite numbers item ...
Weapons... half-sword 1h4 ii iv 159 small-sized sword hanger ham v ii 148 ...
...154 mounted gun of several kinds and sizes each type firing shot of a particular...
Classical mythology...fought against troy proverbial for his size and strength when the armour of the de...
Britain [outside London]... the great bed of ware famous for its size is now in the victoria and albert muse...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BLOODSTATEblood-sized adj
GREATSIZEgreat-sized adj
MASS [size]BASICmass n, massy adj
OVERSIZEBASICsee SIZE
SIZEBASICsize n
SIZESTATEblood-sized adj, great-sized adj, o'ersize v

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