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Search phrase: dim

Plays

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Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.101That it will quickly drop; my day is dim.That it will quickly drop: my Day is dimme.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.79Let not sloth dim your honours new-begot.Let not slouth dimme your Honors, new begot;
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.9Wax dim, as drawing to their exigent;Waxe dimme, as drawing to their Exigent.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.6Gazing on that which seems to dim thy sight?Gazing on that which seemes to dimme thy sight?
Henry VIIIH8 IV.ii.164For so I will. Mine eyes grow dim. Farewell,(For so I will) mine eyes grow dimme. Farewell
Julius CaesarJC II.i.84Not Erebus itself were dim enoughNot Erebus it selfe were dimme enough,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.104That now her dim decline hath power to drawThat now her dym declyne hath power to draw,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.147But like a fading taper, dim and dead?But like a fading taper dym and dead.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.78Or dim the reputation of my birth,Or dym the reputation of my birth,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.vii.39If I could hold dim death but at a bayIf I could hold dym death but at a bay,
King JohnKJ III.iv.85As dim and meagre as an ague's fit,As dim and meager as an Agues fitte,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.93So doth the greater glory dim the less.So doth the greater glory dim the lesse,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.66To dim his glory and to stain the trackTo dimme his glory, and to staine the tract
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.202In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.In that dim Monument where Tybalt lies.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.107And never from this palace of dim nightAnd neuer from this Pallace of dym night
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.210Or with our sighs we'll breathe the welkin dimOr with our sighs weele breath the welkin dimme,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.9With harebells dim,With her bels dimme.
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.55The heavens so dim by day. – A savage clamour!The heauens so dim, by day. A sauage clamor?
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.120The winds of March with beauty; violets, dim,The windes of March with beauty: Violets dim,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.118 Upon the world dim darkness doth display Vppon the world dim darknesse doth displaie,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.403 And death's dim look in life's mortality: And deaths dim looke in lifes mortalitie.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.548 In his dim mist th' aspiring mountains hiding, In his dim mist th'aspiring mountaines hiding:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.643 And wipe the dim mist from thy doting eyne, And wipe the dim mist from thy doting eien,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.765 Dim register and notary of shame, Dim register, and notarie of shame,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1588 These water-galls in her dim element These watergalls in her dim Element,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1760 But now that fresh fair mirror, dim and old, But now that faire fresh mirror dim and old

Glossary

 11 result(s).
bedimmake dim, cover with cloud
dazzlegrow dim, become unable to see properly
dimdull, pale-coloured, lacking lustre
dulldim, not sharp, lacking keenness
illustrouslack-lustre, dull, dim
paledim, make pale
purblindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
sand-blindhalf-blind, dim-sighted
sullydim, stain, tarnish
thickdull, dim, poor
thickengrow dim, darken

Thesaurus

 10 result(s).
dimillustrous
dimsully
dimthick
dimdull
dimpale
dim, growthicken
dim, growdazzle
dim, makebedim
dim-sightedpurblind
dim-sightedsand-blind

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...rceives the envious clouds are bent / to dim his glory tnk ii i 319 [palamon to gaol...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEDIMBASICsee DIM
DIMBASICdim adj, dim v, dimmed adj, dimming n
DIMACTIONbedim v

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