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Search phrase: dry

Plays

 68 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.39Which is as dry as the remainder biscuitWhich is as drie as the remainder bisket
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.106And high top bald with dry antiquity,And high top, bald with drie antiquitie:
As You Like ItAYL IV.iii.115A lioness, with udders all drawn dry,A Lyonnesse, with vdders all drawne drie,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.63drydrie. 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.ii.68purchase me another dry basting.purchase me another drie basting. 
CoriolanusCor II.i.250To kindle their dry stubble; and their blazeTo kindle their dry Stubble: and their Blaze
CymbelineCym III.vii.4The sweat and industry would dry and die,The sweat of industry would dry, and dye
HamletHam IV.ii.20it is but squeezing you and, sponge, you shall be dryit is but squeezing you, and Spundge you shall be dry
HamletHam IV.v.156O heat, dry up my brains! Tears seven times saltOh heate drie vp my Braines, teares seuen times salt,
HamletHam IV.vii.156When in your motion you are hot and drywhen in your motion you are hot and dry,
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.30When I was dry with rage and extreme toil,When I was dry with Rage, and extreame Toyle,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.126Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree,Or a dry Wheele grate on the Axle-tree,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.182the characters of age? Have you not a moist eye, a drythe Charracters of age? Haue you not a moist eye? a dry
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.7now take my leave of these six dry, round, old, witherednow take my leaue of these sixe drie, round, old-wither'd
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.56i' good truth, as rheumatic as two dry toasts; you cannot(in good troth) as Rheumatike as two drie Tostes, you cannot
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.12many a time, when I have been dry and bravely marching,many a time when I haue beene dry, & brauely marching,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.83I give thee this to dry thy cheeks withal.I giue thee this to drie thy Cheekes withall.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.174And that will quickly dry thy melting tears.And that will quickly drie thy melting Teares.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.61The ruthless Queen gave him to dry his cheeksThe ruthlesse Queene gaue him, to dry his Cheekes,
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.139Saying he'll lade it dry to have his way;Saying, hee'le lade it dry, to haue his way:
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.viii.55Now stops thy spring; my sea shall suck them dry,Now stops thy Spring, my Sea shall suck them dry,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iii.12The very beams will dry those vapours up,Thy very Beames will dry those Vapours vp,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.431Let's dry our eyes, and thus far hear me, Cromwell,Let's dry our eyes: And thus farre heare me Cromwel,
King Edward IIIE3 I.ii.151Seems barren, sere, unfertile, fruitless, dry;Seemes barrayne, sere, vnfertill, fructles dry,
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.169Until their empty veins be dry and sere.Vntill their emptie vaines be drie and sere
King LearKL I.iv.276Dry up in her the organs of increase,Drie vp in her the Organs of increase,
King LearKL III.i.14Keep their fur dry, unbonneted he runs
King LearKL III.ii.10O nuncle, court holy water in a dry house is betterO Nunkle, Court holy-water in a dry house, is better
King LearKL III.vi.74and market-towns. Poor Tom, thy horn is dry.And Market Townes: poore Tom thy horne is dry,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.373This jest is dry to me. My gentle sweet,This iest is drie to me. Gentle sweete,
MacbethMac I.iii.18I will drain him dry as hay;Ile dreyne him drie as Hay:
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.126The Duke comes home tomorrow – nay, dry your eyes – The Duke comes home to morrow: nay drie your eyes,
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.204And swearing till my very roof was dryAnd swearing till my very rough was dry
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.ii.3which is in the manner of his nurse, or his dry nurse,which is in the manner of his Nurse; or his dry-Nurse;
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.32good dry oats. Methinks I have a great desire to a bottlegood dry Oates. Me-thinkes I haue a great desire to a bottle
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.105were the very man. Here's his dry hand up and down;were the very man: here's his dry hand vp & down,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.145Is numbering sands and drinking oceans dry.Is numbring sands, and drinking Oceans drie,
Richard IIR2 III.iii.202Uncle, give me your hands. Nay, dry your eyes.Vnckle giue me your Hand: nay, drie your Eyes,
Richard IIIR3 I.iii.176And then, to dry them, gav'st the Duke a cloutAnd then to dry them, gau'st the Duke a Clowt,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.2The day to cheer and night's dank dew to dry,The day to cheere, and nights danke dew to dry,
Romeo and JulietRJ III.i.78shall use me hereafter, dry-beat the rest of the eight.shall vse me hereafter dry beate the rest of the eight.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.ii.131When theirs are dry, for Romeo's banishment.When theirs are drie for Romeo's banishment.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.59Dry sorrow drinks our blood. Adieu, adieu!Drie sorrow drinkes our blood. Adue, adue.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.79Dry up your tears, and stick your rosemaryDrie vp your teares, and sticke your Rosemarie
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.143And while it is so, none so dry or thirstyAnd while it is so, none so dry or thirstie
The TempestTem I.i.64a dry death.a dry death.
The TempestTem I.ii.112So dry he was for sway – wi'th' King of Naples(so drie he was for Sway) with King of Naples
The TempestTem IV.i.260With dry convulsions, shorten up their sinewsWith dry Convultions, shorten vp their sinewes
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.194Dry up thy marrows, vines and plough-torn leas,Dry vp thy Marrowes, Vines, and Plough-torne Leas,
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.14Let my tears stanch the earth's dry appetite;Let my teares stanch the earths drie appetite.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.125How they are stained like meadows yet not dryHow they are stain'd in meadowes, yet not dry
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.138.2good Titus, dry thine eyes.good Titus drie thine eyes.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.329'Tis dry enough – will, with great speed of judgement,'Tis dry enough, wil with great speede of iudgement,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.73bleed to death upon. Now the dry serpigo on thebleede to death vpon: Now the dry Suppeago on the
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.221with praises, pour in, pour in; his ambition is dry.with praises, poure in, poure in: his ambition is dry.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iv.10rascals – that stale old mouse-eaten dry cheese, Nestor,rascals; that stole old Mouse-eaten dry cheese, Nestor:
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.70It's dry, sir.It's dry sir.
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.72I can keep my hand dry. But what's your jest?I can keepe my hand dry. But what's your iest?
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.73A dry jest, sir.A dry iest Sir.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.36Go to, y' are a dry fool. I'll no more of you. Besides,Go too, y'are a dry foole: Ile no more of you: besides
Twelfth NightTN I.v.39will amend. For give the dry fool drink, then is the foolwil amend: for giue the dry foole drink, then is the foole
Twelfth NightTN I.v.40not dry. Bid the dishonest man mend himself: if henot dry: bid the dishonest man mend himself, if he
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.50were dry, I am able to fill it with my tears. If the windwere drie, I am able to fill it with my teares: if the winde
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.75Write till your ink be dry, and with your tearsWrite till your inke be dry: and with your teares
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.121Knows neither wet nor dry. If that you wereKnowes neither wet, nor dry, if that you were
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.110Perchance shall dry your pities: but I havePerchance shall dry your pitties: but I haue
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.48Not dry.Not dry.
The Winter's TaleWT V.iii.51So many summers dry. Scarce any joySo many Summers dry: scarce any Ioy

Poems

 10 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.950 To dry the old oak's sap and cherish springs, To drie the old oakes sappe, and cherish springs:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1375 Many a dry drop seemed a weeping tear, Many a dry drop seem'd a weeping teare,
SonnetsSonn.34.6 To dry the rain on my storm-beaten face To dry the raine on my storme-beaten face,
Venus and AdonisVen.52 To fan and blow them dry again she seeks. To fan, and blow them drie againe she seekes.
Venus and AdonisVen.233 Graze on my lips, and if those hills be dry, Graze on my lips, and if those hils be drie,
Venus and AdonisVen.552 That she will draw his lips' rich treasure dry. That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie.
Venus and AdonisVen.964 Sorrow that friendly sighs sought still to dry; Sorrow, that friendly sighs sought still to drye,
Venus and AdonisVen.966 Sighs dry her cheeks, tears make them wet again. Sighs drie her cheeks, tears make thẽ wet againe.
Venus and AdonisVen.1092 They both would strive who first should dry his tears. They both would striue who first should drie his teares.
Venus and AdonisVen.1162 As dry combustious matter is to fire. As drie combustious matter is to fire,

Glossary

 13 result(s).
barrennessarea [of skin] worn dry and bare
continentdry land
corkydry, withered, sapless
drouthdry situation, lack of moisture
drysevere, hard, harsh
drythirsty, parched, longing
drybarren, arid, yielding no result
drydried, withered, shrivelled
dry nursehousekeeper
dry-beatcudgel, thrash, beat soundly
dry-beatenbruised, soundly beaten
enseardry up, wither, make arid
parchdry up, shrivel up

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
drycorky
dry landcontinent
dry situationdrouth
dry upensear
dry upparch
land, drycontinent

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Words Families

 9 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DRYBASICdried adj, drily adv, dry adj, dry v, dryness n
DRYACTIONdry-beat v, dry-beaten adj
DRYSMELLdryfoot n
DRYSTATEoil-dried adj

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