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Search phrase: crack

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xiv.41Crack thy frail case! Apace, Eros, apace!Cracke thy fraile Case. Apace Eros, apace;
Antony and CleopatraAC V.i.15A greater crack. The round worldA greater cracke. The round World
CoriolanusCor I.iii.69A crack, madam.A Cracke Madam.
CymbelineCym IV.ii.236Have got the mannish crack, sing him to th' ground,Haue got the mannish cracke, sing him to'th'ground
HamletHam I.iii.108Or – not to crack the wind of the poor phrase,Or not to crack the winde of the poore Phrase,
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.30crack, not thus high; and the very same day did I fightCrack, not thus high: and the very same day did I fight
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.61By the mass, you'll crack a quart together – ha!You'l cracke a quart together? Ha,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.11And from my shoulders crack my arms asunder,And from my shoulders crack my Armes asunder,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.193Though all the world should crack their duty to you,(Though all the world should cracke their duty to you,
King JohnKJ II.i.146Or lay on that shall make your shoulders crack.Or lay on that shall make your shoulders cracke.
King LearKL III.ii.1Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!Blow windes, & crack your cheeks; Rage, blow
King LearKL III.ii.8Crack Nature's moulds, all germens spill at onceCracke Natures moulds, all germaines spill at once
King LearKL V.iii.215Began to crack. Twice then the trumpets sounded,
King LearKL V.iii.257That heaven's vault should crack. She's gone for ever.That Heauens vault should crack: she's gone for euer.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.266And Ethiops of their sweet complexion crack.And Athiops of their sweet complexion crake.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.415My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw.My loue to thee is sound, sans cracke or flaw.
MacbethMac IV.i.116What, will the line stretch out to the crack of doom?What will the Line stretch out to'th' cracke of Doome?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.274is ready to crack with impatience. Who says this isis ready to cracke with impatience: who saies this is
OthelloOth II.iii.315naming, this crack of your love shall grow stronger thannaming, this cracke of your Loue, shall grow stronger, then
PericlesPer I.ii.121Who shuns not to break one will sure crack both.Who shuns not to breake one, will cracke both.
PericlesPer IV.vi.140Crack the glass of her virginity, and make the restcrack the glasse of her virginitie, and make the rest
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.95As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack.As thunder, when the clouds in Autumne cracke.
The TempestTem III.i.26I had rather crack my sinews, break my back,I had rather cracke my sinewes, breake my backe,
The TempestTem V.i.2My charms crack not, my spirits obey, and timeMy charmes cracke not: my Spirits obey, and Time
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.154And mar men's spurring. Crack the lawyer's voice,And marre mens spurring. Cracke the Lawyers voyce,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.3Secure of thunder's crack or lightning flash,Secure of Thunders cracke or lightning flash,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.99Divert and crack, rend and deracinateDiuert, and cracke, rend and deracinate
Troilus and CressidaTC II.i.101were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel.were as good cracke a fustie nut with no kernell.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.ii.107Crack my clear voice with sobs, and break my heartCracke my cleere voyce with sobs, and breake my heart
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.7Now crack thy lungs, and split thy brazen pipe;Now cracke thy lungs, and split thy brasen pipe:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.74When neither curb would crack, girth break, nor differing plungesWhen neither Curb would cracke, girth breake nor diffring plunges
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.322Believe this crack to be in my dread mistress,Beleeue this Crack to be in my dread Mistresse

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Glossary

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breakcrack, split, beat
break[of jokes] crack, make
burstcrack, split open
chaps, chopscrack in the skin, fissure
clefturefissure, crack, fracture
crackover-use, over-exert
crackclip [of gold illegally taken from a coin]
crackyoung rascal, little rogue
crackbroken voice quality
crackboast, trumpet, crow [about]
crackflaw, defect, deficiency
cracksprain, tear, rupture
cracksplit asunder, snap
crackcollapse, break down, fall to pieces
crackdrink, empty, knock back
crackcannon-shot, explosive charge
crack-hemprogue who deserves to be hanged, gallows-bird
crazecrack, break down, shatter
flawmake a crack in, break, damage
Pyramus lover of Thisbe; kept apart by their parents, they talked through a crack in their dividing wall; arriving at a rendezvous, Pyramus found Thisbe’s cloak stained with blood from a lion’s prey; thinking she had been killed by a lion

Thesaurus

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crackbreak
crackburst
crackclefture
crackcraze
crack [of jokes]break
crack in the skinchaps, chops
crack, make aflaw
skin, crack in thechaps, chops

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... by their parents they talked through a crack in their dividing wall arriving at a re...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CRACKBASICcrack n, crack v, cracked adj
CRACKPEOPLEcrack-hemp n, wit-cracker n

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