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Search phrase: consume

Plays

 23 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.140nature. Virginity breeds mites, much like a cheese, consumesNature. Virginitie breedes mites, much like a Cheese, consumes
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.38Not one word more of the consumed time.Not one word more of the consumed time,
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.79O'erborne their way, consumed with fire and tookO're-borne their way, consum'd with fire, and tooke
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.118That should consume it, I have not the faceThat should consume it, I haue not the face
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.iv.71Whiles thy consuming canker eats his falsehood.Whiles thy consuming Canker eates his falsehood.
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.92Break thou in pieces and consume to ashes,Breake thou in peeces, and consume to ashes,
Julius CaesarJC II.ii.49Your wisdom is consumed in confidence.Your wisedome is consum'd in confidence:
King JohnKJ IV.i.65Nay, after that, consume away in rust,Nay, after that, consume away in rust,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.78Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly.Consume away in sighes, waste inwardly:
PericlesPer IV.i.23Do not consume your blood with sorrowing;Doe not consume your bloud with sorrowing,
Richard IIR2 II.i.39Consuming means, soon preys upon itself.Consuming meanes soone preyes vpon it selfe.
Richard IIR2 V.vi.2Is that the rebels have consumed with fireIs that the Rebels haue consum'd with fire
Richard IIIR3 I.i.140And overmuch consumed his royal person.And ouer-much consum'd his Royall Person:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.11Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honeyWhich as they kisse consume. The sweetest honey
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.133They do consume the thing that feeds their fury.They do consume the thing that feedes their furie.
Timon of AthensTim V.i.132.1Consuming it with speaking!Consuming it with speaking.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.71Seek not my name. A plague consume you wicked caitiffs left!Seek not my name: A Plague consume you, wicked Caitifs left:
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.132Let's hew his limbs till they be clean consumed.Let's hew his limbes till they be cleane consum'd.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.61I bring consuming sorrow to thine age.I bring consuming sorrow to thine age.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.62Will it consume me? Let me see it then.Will it consume me? Let me see it then.
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.5Wounds, friends, and what else dear that is consumedWounds, friends, and what els deere that is consum'd
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.144Quarrels consume us; envy of ill menQuarrels consume us, Envy of ill men
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.133And see it instantly consumed with fire:And see it instantly consum'd with fire.

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1042 As smoke from Etna that in air consumes, As smoake from ATNA, that in aire consumes,
SonnetsSonn.73.12 Consumed with that which it was nourished by. Consum'd with that which it was nurrisht by.
Venus and AdonisVen.132 Rot, and consume themselves in little time. Rot, and consume them selues in litle time.

Glossary

 13 result(s).
bare-gnawntotally consumed, worn away to nothing
canker-sorrowgnawing grief, all-consuming sorrow
confound[of time] waste, consume, squander
confoundspend, take up, consume
consume awaywaste away, disintegrate, perish
consumedused up, spent, passed by
consumptiondestruction, being consumed by fire
dodestroy, consume, reduce to nothing
outburnburn away, incinerate, be consumed
piningconsuming, wasting, eating away
takeswallow, consume, ingest
wasteconsume, use up
wastedspent, consumed, burnt-out

Thesaurus

 14 result(s).
all-consuming sorrowcanker-sorrow
consumeconfound
consumeconfound
consumetake
consumewaste
consumedo
consumedwasted
consumed by fireconsumption
consumed totallybare-gnawn
consumed, beoutburn
consumingpining
fire, consumed byconsumption
sorrow, all-consumingcanker-sorrow
totally consumedbare-gnawn

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
a- as a particle

Words Families

 7 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONSUMEBASICconsume v, consumed adj, consuming adj, consumption n
CONSUMEPART OF BODYblood-consuming adj, sap-consuming adj
CONSUMEPEOPLEconsumer n

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