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Search phrase: excel

Plays

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Henry VI Part 11H6 V.v.38Although in glorious titles he excel.Although in glorious Titles he excell.
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.ii.72do excel thee in my rapier as much as thou didst me indoe excell thee in my rapier, as much as thou didst mee in
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.38O queen of queens, how far dost thou excel,O Queene of Queenes, how farre dost thou excell,
The TempestTem II.i.173.1T' excel the Golden Age.T'Excell the Golden Age.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.79Valour and pride excel themselves in Hector;Valour and pride excell themselues in Hector;

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.5.4 And that unfair which fairly doth excel: And that vnfaire which fairely doth excell:
Venus and AdonisVen.293 So did this horse excel a common one So did this Horse excell a common one,

Glossary

 10 result(s).
betterexcel, outstrip, have an advantage over
exceedoutdo, surpass, excel, be superior
outbragsurpass in beauty, excel in pride
outbraveoutdo in beauty, excel in splendour
outworkexcel in workmanship, transcend
overpicturesurpass, outdo, excel
overshineoutshine, surpass, excel
overtopexcel, surpass, go beyond the (normal) level of
paragonsurpass, excel, transcend
surmountexcel, surpass, outshine

Thesaurus

 13 result(s).
excelbetter
excelexceed
exceloverpicture
excelovershine
excelovertop
excelparagon
excelsurmount
excel in prideoutbrag
excel in splendouroutbrave
excel in workmanshipoutwork
pride, excel inoutbrag
splendour, excel inoutbrave
workmanship, excel inoutwork

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Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
EXCELBASICexcel v, excellence n, excellent adj, excellently adv, excelling adj
EXCELPEOPLEexcellency n

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