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Search phrase: hole

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 29 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.23Tuesday, a morris for May-day, as the nail to his hole,tuesday, a Morris for May-day, as the naile to his hole,
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.43o'th' shoulder, but I'll warrant him heart-whole.oth' shoulder, but Ile warrant him heart hole.
HamletHam V.i.210Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.Might stop a hole to keepe the winde away.
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.108hole in hell were hot enough for him? This is the mosthole in Hell were hot enough for him? This is the most
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.258starting-hole, canst thou now find out, to hide thee fromstarting hole canst thou now find out, to hide thee from
Henry VH5 III.vi.82the world he is. If I find a hole in his coat, I will tellthe World hee is: if I finde a hole in his Coat, I will tell
Julius CaesarJC V.i.31Witness the hole you made in Caesar's heart,Witnesse the hole you made in Casars heart,
King JohnKJ IV.iii.36The earth had not a hole to hide this deed.The earth had not a hole to hide this deede.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.697Master, let me take you a buttonhole lower. Do youMaster, let me take you a button hole lower: / Do you
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.719seen the day of wrong through the little hole of discretion,seene the day of wrong, through the little hole of discretion,
MacbethMac II.iii.119Hid in an auger-hole, may rush and seize us?hid in an augure hole, / May rush, and seize vs?
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.130There's a hole made in your best coat, Master Ford. Thisther's a hole made in your best coate (Master Ford:) this
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.156That had in it a crannied hole or chink,That had in it a crannied hole or chinke:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.197O kiss me through the hole of this vile wall!O kisse me through the hole of this vile wall.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.198I kiss the wall's hole, not your lips at all.I kisse the wals hole, not your lips at all.
PericlesPer Chorus.III.6Now coutches from the Mouses hole;
Richard IIR2 III.ii.43And darts his light through every guilty hole,And darts his Lightning through eu'ry guiltie hole,
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.283Well, I'll go hide the body in some holeWell, Ile go hide the body in some hole,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iv.90up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.vp and downe to hid his bable in a hole.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.i.39Spit in the hole, man, and tune again.Spit in the hole man, and tune againe.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.129Drag hence her husband to some secret hole,Drag hence her husband to some secret hole,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.186This is the hole where Aaron bid us hide him.This is the Hole where Aaron bid vs hide him.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.198What, art thou fallen? What subtle hole is this,What art thou fallen? / What subtile Hole is this,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.210From this unhallowed and blood-stained hole?From this vnhallow'd and blood-stained Hole?
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.227A precious ring that lightens all this hole,A precious Ring, that lightens all the Hole:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.246Along with me. I'll see what hole is here,Along with me, Ile see what hole is heere,
Titus AndronicusTit III.ii.17And just against thy heart make thou a hole,And iust against thy hart make thou a hole,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.104I trained thy brethren to that guileful hole,I trayn'd thy Bretheren to that guilefull Hole,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.iii.17This shoe with the hole in it is my mother, and this mythis shooe with the hole in it, is my mother: and this my

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1175 If in this blemished fort I make some hole If in this blemisht fort I make some hole,

Glossary

 18 result(s).
auger-holehole drilled by an auger; tiny spot
bench-holeprivy hole, lavatory
borebore-hole, auger hole
borecavity, aperture, hole
breachtear, gap, hole
bungpickpocket; also: hole-stopper [penis]
cabinden, hole, cave
cherry-pit[children's game] throwing cherry-stones into a hole
holelarge pit in the ground
kiln-holefire-hole of a kiln, oven
pithole prepared for hunted animals
sight-holehole to see through
starting-holebolt-hole, loophole, evasion
stopnote [produced by closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument]
stopmeans of closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument
tun-dish[brewing] type of funnel fitting into the bung-hole of a cask [tun]
ventagefinger-hole [of an instrument]
windowopening, hole; wound

Thesaurus

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animals, hole prepared for huntedpit
auger holebore
bolt-holestarting-hole
bore-holebore
cherry-stones into a hole, throwing cherry-pit
finger-hole [of an instrument]ventage
fire-hole of a kilnkiln-hole
holebore
holebreach
holecabin
holewindow
hole prepared for hunted animalspit
hole to see throughsight-hole
hole, augerbore
hole, privybench-hole
hole-stopperbung
instrument, means of closing a finger-holestop
kiln, fire-hole of akiln-hole
privy holebench-hole
see through, hole tosight-hole

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HOLEBASIChole n
HOLEANIMALdog-hole n
HOLEOBJECTauger-hole n, bunghole n, buttonhole n, key-hole n, kiln-hole n, loop-hole n, sight-hole n, starting-hole n

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