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Search phrase: bench

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CoriolanusCor III.i.106His popular ‘ shall,’ against a graver benchHis popular Shall, against a grauer Bench
CoriolanusCor III.i.166To th' greater bench? In a rebellion,To'th' greater Bench, in a Rebellion:
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.ii.86To pluck down justice from your awful bench?To plucke downe Iustice from your awefull Bench?
King LearKL III.vi.38Bench by his side. (To Kent) You are o'the commission;
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.87Let us go sit here upon the church-bench till two, andlet vs go sit here vpon the Church bench till two, and
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.34new form that they cannot sit at ease on the old bench?new form, that they cannot sit at ease on the old bench.
Timon of AthensTim IV.i.5Pluck the grave wrinkled Senate from the bench,Plucke the graue wrinkled Senate from the Bench,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.38With senators on the bench. This is itWith Senators on the Bench: This is it
Twelfth NightTN I.v.144bench, but he'll speak with you.bench, but hee'l speake with you.

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Glossary

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benchgive a position of honour, place in authority
benchgoverning body, court of justice
benchtake a seat on the bench
bench-holeprivy hole, lavatory
Corammalapropism for ‘quorum’ [part of a legal formula for installing the number of justices needed to constitute a bench]
formbench
pew-fellowone who shares a church bench; companion, associate

Thesaurus

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benchform
bench, take a seat on a bench
church bench, one who shares apew-fellow
seat on a bench, take a bench

Themes and Topics

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Functional shift... bench * kl iii vi 38 thou / bench by his side * in sense of ‘seat on a ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BENCHBASICbench n, bench v
BENCHOBJECTchurch-bench n
BENCHPEOPLEbencher n
BENCHNOTdisbench v
DISBENCHBASICsee BENCH

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