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 62 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.137In a sweet verbal brief, it did concernIn a sweet verball breefe, it did concerne
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.51Have at you with a proverb: shall I set in my staff?haue at you with a Prouerbe, / Shall I set in my staffe. 
CoriolanusCor I.i.203They said they were an-hungry, sighed forth proverbs – They said they were an hungry, sigh'd forth Prouerbes
CymbelineCym I.ii.77A man worth any woman: overbuys meA man, worth any woman: Ouer-buyes mee
CymbelineCym II.iii.105By being so verbal: and learn now, for all,By being so verball: and learne now, for all,
HamletHam III.ii.351Ay, sir, but ‘ while the grass grows ’ – the proverbI, but while the grasse growes, the Prouerbe
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.118proverbs. He will give the devil his due.Prouerbs: He will giue the diuell his due.
Henry VH5 III.vii.65any such proverb so little kin to the purpose.any such Prouerbe, so little kin to the purpose.
Henry VH5 III.vii.111I will cap that proverb with ‘ There is flatteryI will cap that Prouerbe with, There is flatterie
Henry VH5 III.vii.116devil. Have at the very eye of that proverb with ‘ A poxDeuill: haue at the very eye of that Prouerbe with, A Pox
Henry VH5 III.vii.118You are the better at proverbs by how much ‘ AYou are the better at Prouerbs, by how much a
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.39But freshly looks, and overbears attaintBut freshly lookes, and ouer-beares Attaint,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.10Weak shoulders, overborne with burdening grief,Weake Shoulders, ouer-borne with burthening Griefe,
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.13Verbatim to rehearse the method of my pen.Verbatim to rehearse the Methode of my Penne.
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.53Ay, see the Bishop be not overborne.I, see the Bishop be not ouer-borne:
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.i.60The Bishop will be overborne by thee.The Bishop will be ouer-borne by thee:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.150Now, lords, my choler being overblownNow Lords, my Choller being ouer-blowne,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.i.170The ancient proverb will be well effected:The ancient Prouerbe will be well effected,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.36talk of a noun and a verb, and such abominable words astalke of a Nowne and a Verbe, and such abhominable wordes, as
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.3What though the mast be now blown overboard,What though the Mast be now blowne ouer-boord,
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.132Will overbear and awe these dear regards,Will ouerbeare and awe these deare regards,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.25Among those ever-bibbing epicures,Among those euer-bibbing Epicures:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.16Now is the proverb verified in you:Now is the prouerbe verefied in you,
King JohnKJ II.i.137You are the hare of whom the proverb goes,You are the Hare of whom the Prouerb goes
King JohnKJ II.i.315Their armours that marched hence so silver-brightTheir Armours that march'd hence so siluer bright,
King JohnKJ IV.ii.37To overbear it, and we are all well pleased,To ouer-beare it, and we are all well pleas'd,
King JohnKJ V.ii.170That shall reverberate all as loud as thine.That shall reuerberate all, as lowd as thine.
King LearKL I.i.154.1Reverb no hollowness.Reuerbe no hollownesse.
King LearKL IV.iii.24.2Made she no verbal question?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.162not say me nay. Pauca verba. Away! The gentles are atnot say me nay: paucaverba. Away, the gentles are at
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.16He draweth out the thread of his verbosityHe draweth out the thred of his verbositie,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.729If overboldly we have borne ourselvesIf ouer-boldly we haue borne our selues,
MacbethMac III.v.3Saucy and overbold? How did you dareSawcy, and ouer-bold, how did you dare
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.ii.138The old proverb is very well parted betweenThe old prouerbe is verie well parted betweene
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.53A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.A prouerbe neuer stale in thriftie minde.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.114Pauca verba, Sir John, goot worts.Pauca verba; (Sir Iohn) good worts.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.96Hugh? No; he gives me the proverbs and the no-verbs.Hugh? No, he giues me the Prouerbes, and the No-verbes.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.139have horns to make one mad, let the proverb go withhaue hornes, to make one mad, let the prouerbe goe with
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.92That they have overborne their continents.That they haue ouer-borne their Continents.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.458And the country proverb known,And the Country Prouerb knowne,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.178Egeus, I will overbear your will;Egeus, I will ouer-beare your will;
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.152ecstasy hath so much overborne her that my daughterextasie hath so much ouerborne her, that my daughter
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.17Patch grief with proverbs, make misfortune drunkPatch griefe with prouerbs, make misfortune drunke,
OthelloOth III.iii.460Witness you ever-burning lights above,Witnesse you euer-burning Lights aboue,
PericlesPer III.i.47Sir, your queen must overboard. The seaSir your Queene must ouer board, the sea
PericlesPer III.i.53briefly yield 'er, for she must overboard straight.briefly yeeld'er,
PericlesPer V.iii.19I threw her overboard with these very arms.I threwe her ouer-boord with these verie armes.
Richard IIR2 III.ii.190This ague-fit of fear is overblown.This ague fit of feare is ouer-blowne,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.19Struck me, that thought to stay him, overboardStrooke me (that thought to stay him) ouer-boord,
Richard IIIR3 II.iv.61Clean overblown, themselves the conquerorsCleane ouer-blowne, themselues the Conquerors,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.37For I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase – For I am prouerb'd with a Grandsier Phrase,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.3To smile at scapes and perils overblown.To smile at scapes and perils ouerblowne:
The TempestTem II.ii.108art not drowned. Is the storm overblown? I hid meart not dround: Is the Storme ouer-blowne? I hid mee
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.241And be my heart an ever-burning hell!And be my heart an euer-burning hell:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.2An emperor in Rome thus overborne,An Emperour in Rome thus ouerborne,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.320.1To overbulk us all.To ouer-bulke vs all.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.120Where they're extended; who like an arch reverb'rateWhere they are extended: who like an arch reuerb'rate
Twelfth NightTN I.v.261Hallow your name to the reverberate hillsHallow your name to the reuerberate hilles,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.25'Tis true; for you are overboots in love,'Tis true; for you are ouer-bootes in loue,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.i.296And thereof comes the proverb: ‘ Blessing ofAnd thereof comes the prouerbe: (Blessing of
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.92And in their songs curse ever-blinded fortune, And in their Songs, curse ever-blinded fortune
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.96And, might we lay th' old proverb to your charge,And might we lay th' old Prouerb to your charge,

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.831 Make verbal repetition of her moans; Make verball repetition of her mones,

Glossary

 49 result(s).
accentecho, reverberation
adageproverb, saying, maxim
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
Arion[a'riyon] legendary Greek musician; about to be robbed and killed by a ship’s crew, he was allowed to sing one last song; dolphins then appeared, Arion leapt overboard, and was carried by one of them to safety
artrhetorical art, verbal artistry
aywordbyword, proverb
bagpipewindbag, verbose speaker
bandyingverbal strife, exchange of words
breathingverbal, word-of-mouth
chargeoverload, overburden, weigh down
circumstancecircumlocution, verbiage, unnecessary detail
clangor, clangourclanging, ringing, reverberation
dictionverbal description, account in words
dun[proverbial] keep quiet, be still
forty penceproverbial for a small sum of money
Hercules[Roman form of Heracles] proverbial for his mythical physical strength and miraculous achievements
Hyrcan tiger[pron: 'herkan] tiger of Hyrcania, proverbial for its ferocity
insolenceoverbearing pride, haughtiness, presumptuous arrogance
jolly[intensifier] very, extremely; or: arrogant, overbearing
linsey-woolsey[mix of flax and wool] verbal mish-mash, nonsense
naywordbyword, proverb
no-verbword of warning; or: non-existing word
overbearoverwhelm, overcome, overpower
overbearoverrule, overcome, put down
overblowblow over, pass away, abate
overblowblow away, blow off
overboots(plural) boot-deep, following a reckless course
overbulkoutgrow, dominate, tower over
overbuyexceed in worth, pay too much for
overchargedoverburdened, overtaxed, overwrought
overchargedoverburdened, overstocked, overfilled
overfraughttoo heavily laden, overburdened
overlabouredoverworked, overburdened, exhausted by work
peremptoryoverbearing, imperious, dictatorial
pressoverburden, weigh down, oppress
proverbprovide with worldly wisdom [by]
quirkextravagant turn of phrase, verbal flourish
replicationreverberation, echo
resoundresounding noise, reverberation
reverbreverberate, re-echo, resound
reverberatereverberating, resounding, echoing
rewordre-echo, resound, reverberate
Saba[pron: 'sahba] in the Bible, Sheba, proverbial for wealth
shent[from earlier verb ‘shend’] blamed, rebuked, reproached
Solomonin the Bible, son and successor of David; proverbial for his wisdom
st2nd person singular ending; also: short form of some auxiliary verbs such as 'must', 'shallst'
Termagantnoisy and overbearing character in mystery plays
varyexpress in fresh words, verbalize anew
verbaltalkative, verbose, vocal

Thesaurus

 34 result(s).
description, verbaldiction
flourish, verbalquirk
overbearingjolly
overbearingperemptory
overbearing prideinsolence
overburdencharge
overburdenpress
overburdenedovercharged
overburdenedovercharged
overburdenedoverfraught
overburdenedoverlaboured
pride, overbearinginsolence
proverbadage
proverbayword
proverbnayword
reverberatereverb
reverberatereword
reverberatingreverberate
reverberationaccent
reverberationclangor, clangour
reverberationreplication
reverberationresound
speaker, verbosebagpipe
strife, verbalbandying
verbalbreathing
verbal artistryart
verbal descriptiondiction
verbal flourishquirk
verbal mish-mashlinsey-woolsey
verbal strifebandying
verbalize anewvary
verbiagecircumstance
verboseverbal
verbose speakerbagpipe

Themes and Topics

 24 result(s).
a- as a particle... itself) the commonest use is before a verb ending in -ing (coming going) to whic...
...icle emphasizing various aspects of the verb’s durative meaning such as the repeate...
...n reinforced by accompanying temporal adverbs as in the scrivener’s complaint about...
Archaisms...several instances of a y- prefix before verbs a remnant of the old english ge- form...
Comparison... special cases adjectives derived from verb participles for example never take an...
...ession never a paindest expression) adverbs also allow the expression of compariso...
Discourse markers...romio of ephesus] have at you with a proverb [luce] have at you with another ...
Elision...trast with present-day it&rsquo s) the verbs be have and do are commonly contract...
...w elision in grammatical words verbs form location examples...
...usicians play me that sad note adverb form location examples ...
... gape at wid&rsquo st comparison verbs form location examples...
Functional shift...ir own misdeeds askance their eyes adverb to ...
... to verb beseech* tc i ii 293 ach...
...vement is command ungained beseech verb to noun here* kl i i 261 ...
...osest here a better where to find adverb to noun impair* tc iv v 103...
...nifies an impair thought with breath verb to adjective kingdom* tc ii...
... / thirds his own worth adjective to verb where kl i i 261 thou lo...
...osest here a better where to find adverb to noun   among the commoner typ...
...e commoner types are adjectives used as verbs generally expressing the notion of ‘t...
...commonest form of conversion is noun-to-verb with certain types of noun particularl...
...to find an abstract noun converted to a verb though a few examples are given at the...
Hence, thence, and whence... this set of adverbs still has some literary use though wh...
Here, there, and where...n early modern english was to use the adverbs here there and where as the first el...
... preposition or occasionally another adverb not all the possible combinations are f...
How and how...with examples of the compound uses as adverb and as conjunction how ...
Ly... several adverbs which in modern english would end in -...
...shakespearean english in most cases adverb forms with the -ly are also found at th...
...pposite effect can also be seen some adverbs were formed from nouns with the -ly su...
Money...ii 89 is it bitter forty pence no proverbial for a small sum the standard amount...
Past tenses... verbs in english have one inflected form for...
...d by adding -ed to the base form of the verb i walk > i walked they ask > they ask...
...h where there were several distinctive verb classes a related form seen in i h...
...es are included in the -en lists below verb forms have changed greatly since old en...
...nited e3 iii i 75 for archaic verbs in shakespeare’s time archaisms ...
Plants...ola odorata associated with love proverbial for the transience of life or faithf...
...emisia absinthium absinthe plant proverbial for its bitter taste ...
Plurals...oy > boys) or by its agreement with the verb or determiner (as in this sheep is > th...
Verb forms... two present-tense verb-endings from middle english are still t...
...he goes) in shakespearian english the verbs which most commonly take the ending ar...
...le a rhythmical contrast with the same verb can be seen at the beginning of cleon’s...
...it’ (per i iv 11) the most distinctive verbs both in shakespearian and in modern e...
... be have do and the set of auxiliary verbs known as the modals such as can may ...
Withal and withal...with a final -ll) are chiefly used as adverbs expressing various kinds of additive m...
Yon words... yond and yonder are used both as an adverb of place and as a demonstrative word be...
... &lsquo in that place&rsquo (for the adverb) and &lsquo that [one] over there&rsquo...
Classical mythology...on or aeacides fought against troy proverbial for his size and strength when the ...
...g dolphins then appeared arion leapt overboard and was carried by one of them to ...
...r sinews (roman form of heracles) proverbial for his mythical physical strength a...
... tiger of hyrcania (in asia minor) proverbial for its ferocity icarus ...
Religious personalities and beings...ings 1) son and successor of david proverbial for his wisdom whore of bab...
Contemporary figures, factual and fictitious...ermagant ham iii ii 13 noisy and overbearing character in mystery plays ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples...v v 23 bible (1 kings 10) sheba proverbial for wealth sardis jc iv ...
Latin...e (lll iv ii 32) all' s well pauca verba (mw i i 114) few words pene gelidus ...
... lll v i 30 venio comes verba (n nt ) mw i i 114 ...
...a (n nt ) mw i i 114 verbum words via (n f ) lll ...
Welsh... iii ii 57) nouns and the occasional adverb are made plural - conjectures disparag...
Abbreviations...tions adj adjective adv adverb conj conjunction det determ...
...to (see below) qq quartos v verb >  [in panels] becomes develops ...

Words Families

 25 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEAR [action]OVERCOMEoverbear v
BLOWACTIONoverblow v
BOARDPLACEoverboard adv
BOLDINTENSITYoverbold adj, overboldly adv
BOOT [foot]STATEoverboots n
BULKINTENSITYoverbulk v
OVERBEARBASICsee BEAR [action]
OVERBLOWBASICsee BLOW
OVERBOARDBASICsee BOARD
OVERBOLDBASICsee BOLD
OVERBOOTSBASICsee BOOT [foot]
OVERBULKBASICsee BULK
OVERBUYBASICsee BUY
PROVERBBASICproverb n, proverb v
REVERBBASICreverb v, reverberate adj, reverberate v
VERBBASICverb n, verbal adj, verbatim adv, verbosity n
VERBATIMBASICsee VERB
VERBOSITYBASICsee VERB

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