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Search phrase: stretched

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.19almost as great as his honesty; had it stretched so far,almost as great as his honestie, had it stretch'd so far,
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.233There lay he, stretched along like a woundedThere lay hee stretch'd along like a Wounded
CoriolanusCor III.ii.74And thus far having stretched it – here be with them – And thus farre hauing stretcht it (here be with them)
CoriolanusCor V.vi.45For which my sinews shall be stretched upon him.For which my sinewes shall be stretcht vpon him,
HamletHam II.ii.263and outstretched heroes the beggars' shadows. Shalland out-stretcht Heroes the Beggers Shadowes: shall
Henry VH5 II.iv.82And all wide-stretched honours that pertainAnd all wide-stretched Honors, that pertaine
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.171His hair upreared, his nostrils stretched with struggling;His hayre vprear'd, his nostrils stretcht with strugling:
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.68That raught at mountains with outstretched arms,That raught at Mountaines with out-stretched Armes,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.204He stretched him, and, with one hand on his dagger,He stretch'd him, and with one hand on his dagger,
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.66Have I in conquest stretched mine arm so far,Haue I in Conquest stretcht mine Arme so farre,
Julius CaesarJC IV.i.44Our best friends made, our means stretched;Our best Friends made, our meanes stretcht,
Measure for MeasureMM II.iv.153Or with an outstretched throat I'll tell the worldOr with an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.93The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain,The Oxe hath therefore stretch'd his yoake in vaine,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.80Extremely stretched, and conned with cruel pain,Extreamely stretcht, and cond with cruell paine,
PericlesPer V.i.52We have stretched thus far, let us beseech youwee haue stretcht thus farre, let vs beseech you,
Richard IIIR3 III.v.81Which stretched unto their servants, daughters, wives,Which stretcht vnto their Seruants, Daughters, Wiues,
Timon of AthensTim V.iii.3Timon is dead, who hath outstretched his span.Tymon is dead, who hath out-stretcht his span,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.61(To Nestor) And thou most reverend for thy stretched-out life – And thou most reuerend for thy stretcht-out life,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.156'Twixt his stretched footing and the scaffoldage,'Twixt his stretcht footing, and the Scaffolage,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.167And with his arms outstretched, as he would fly,And with his armes out-stretcht, as he would flye,

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SonnetsSonn.17.12 And stretched metre of an antique song. And stretched miter of an Antique song.

Glossary

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alongat full length, stretched out, prostrate
bracedwith tightened skin, stretched
displayedextended, stretched, spread
extendedracked, stretched
outstretchedover-inflated, puffed up, swollen [by ambition]
outstretchedopened wide, fully distended
stretchedstrained, dislocated, tortured
stretchedstrained, forced, affected
stretched-outextended to full length, exceptionally long-lasting
wide-stretchedwidely extended, extensive, sweeping

Thesaurus

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stretchedbraced
stretcheddisplayed
stretchedextended
stretched outalong

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
STRETCHBASICstretched adj
STRETCHAPPEARANCEoutstretched adj
STRETCHSTATEwide-stretched adj
STRETCHTIMEstretched-out adj
WIDESTATEwide-stretched adj

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