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Search phrase: skull

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CoriolanusCor II.iii.21skull, they would fly east, west, north, south, and theirScull, they would flye East, West, North, South, and their
HamletHam V.i.75He throws up a skull
HamletHam V.i.75That skull had a tongue in it, and could singThat Scull had a tongue in it, and could sing
HamletHam V.i.96He throws up another skull
HamletHam V.i.96There's another. Why may not that be the skullThere's another: why might not that bee the Scull
HamletHam V.i.170Here's a skull now hath lien you i'th' earth three-and-twentyHeres a Scull now: this Scul, has laine in the earth three & twenty
HamletHam V.i.178same skull, sir, was, sir, Yorick's skull, the King's jester.same Scull Sir, this same Scull sir, was Yoricks Scull, the Kings Iester.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.96The skull that bred them in the sepulchre.The scull that bred them in the Sepulcher.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.69In earth as quiet as thy father's skull.In earth as quiet, as thy Fathers Scull.
Richard IIR2 IV.i.144The field of Golgotha and dead men's skulls.The field of Golgotha, and dead mens Sculls.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.29Some lay in dead men's skulls, and in the holesSome lay in dead-mens Sculles, and in the holes
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.83With reeky shanks and yellow chapless skulls.With reckie shankes and yellow chappels sculls:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.126To grubs and eyeless skulls? As I discern,To grubs, and eyelesse Sculles? As I discerne,
The TempestTem III.ii.91Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
The TempestTem V.i.60Now useless, boiled within thy skull. There stand,(Now vselesse) boile within thy skull: there stand
Twelfth NightTN I.v.108son should be a fool; whose skull Jove cram with brains,sonne should be a foole: whose scull, Ioue cramme with braines,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.52Unearthed skulls proclaim, whose breath blows downVnearthed skulls proclaime, whose breath blowes downe,

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Glossary

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clatpoleblockhead, dolt, numskull
clotpoll, clotpole, clatpoleblockhead, dolt, numskull
crooked-patedwith a twisted head, with a deformed skull
deathskull, memento mori
death's-headskull, memento mori
facerepresentation, image; skull
joltheadblockhead, dolt, numskull
loggerheadblockhead, numbskull, dolt
mazzard[jocular] skull, head, bowl
patehead, skull

Thesaurus

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deformed skull, with a crooked-pated
numbskullloggerhead
numskullclotpoll, clotpole, clatpole
numskulljolthead
skullmazzard
skulldeath's-head
skulldeath
skullpate
skullface
skull, with a deformedcrooked-pated

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...parley (n ) 2--3 (v ) pate (n ) head skull ce ii i 78 [adriana to dromio of ephes...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SKULLBASICskull n

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