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Search phrase: stick

Plays

 67 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vi.40How now, monsieur! This drum sticks sorelyHow now Monsieur? This drumme sticks sorely
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.45I stuck my choice upon her, ere my heartI stucke my choice vpon her, ere my heart
Antony and CleopatraAC I.v.41This orient pearl. His speech sticks in my heart.This Orient Pearle. His speech stickes in my heart.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.79His face was as the heavens, and therein stuckHis face was as the Heau'ns, and therein stucke
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.230Sticks me at heart. – Sir, you have well deserved.Sticks me at heart: Sir, you haue well deseru'd,
CoriolanusCor I.i.269Opinion that so sticks on Martius, shallOpinion that so stickes on Martius, shall
CoriolanusCor II.iii.15corn, he himself stuck not to call us the many-headedCorne, he himselfe stucke not to call vs the many-headed
CoriolanusCor V.iii.73To shame unvulnerable, and stick i'th' warsTo shame vnvulnerable, and sticke i'th Warres
CymbelineCym III.v.119thou hast stuck to the bare fortune of thatthou hast stucke to the bare Fortune of that
CymbelineCym IV.ii.10Stick to your journal course: the breach of customSticke to your Iournall course: the breach of Custome,
HamletHam II.ii.477Of reverend Priam, seemed i'th' air to stick.Of Reuerend Priam, seem'd i'th' Ayre to sticke:
HamletHam III.ii.200Which now, like fruit unripe, sticks on the tree,Which now like Fruite vnripe stickes on the Tree,
HamletHam IV.v.94Will nothing stick our person to arraignWill nothing sticke our persons to Arraigne
HamletHam IV.vii.160If he by chance escape your venomed stuck,If he by chance escape your venom'd stuck,
HamletHam V.ii.251.1Stick fiery off indeed.Sticke fiery off indeede.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.ii.8Supposition all our lives shall be stuck full of eyes,Supposition, all our liues, shall be stucke full of eyes;
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.22will not stick to say his face is a face-royal. God maywill not sticke to say, his Face is a Face-Royall. Heauen may
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iii.18For his, it stuck upon him as the sunFor His, it stucke vpon him, as the Sunne
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.65will stick by thee, I can assure thee that; 'a will not out,will sticke by thee, I can assure thee that. He will not out,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.67And I'll stick by him, sir.And Ile sticke by him, sir.
Henry VH5 II.iii.37Do you not remember, 'a saw a flea stick uponDoe you not remember a saw a Flea sticke vpon
Henry VH5 IV.vii.150me, and stick it in thy cap. When Alençon and myself wereme, and sticke it in thy Cappe: when Alanson and my selfe
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.33That he that breaks a stick of Gloucester's groveThat he that breakes a sticke of Glosters groue,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.174Look, on the sheets his hair, you see, is sticking;Looke on the sheets his haire (you see) is sticking,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.47Thy leg a stick compared with this truncheon;Thy legge a sticke compared with this Truncheon,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.94And stick them in our will. Sixth part of each?And sticke them in our Will. Sixt part of each?
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.125They will not stick to say you envied him,They will not sticke to say, you enuide him;
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.317Thou wilt not stick to swear what thou hast said,Thou wilt not sticke to sweare what thou hast said,
King JohnKJ I.i.142That in mine ear I durst not stick a roseThat in mine eare I durst not sticke a rose,
King JohnKJ II.i.317There stuck no plume in any English crestThere stucke no plume in any English Crest,
King JohnKJ III.iv.67Sticking together in calamity.Sticking together in calamitie.
King LearKL II.iv.119o'the coxcombs with a stick and cried ‘ Down, wantons,o'th'coxcombs with a sticke, and cryed downe wantons,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.194With two pitch-balls stuck in her face for eyes;With two pitch bals stucke in her face for eyes.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.646Stuck with cloves.Stucke with Cloues.
MacbethMac I.vii.60But screw your courage to the sticking place,But screw your courage to the sticking place,
MacbethMac II.ii.33.1Stuck in my throat.stuck in my throat.
MacbethMac III.i.49Stick deep; and in his royalty of naturesticke deepe, / And in his Royaltie of Nature
MacbethMac IV.iii.85Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious rootstickes deeper: growes with more pernicious roote
MacbethMac V.ii.17His secret murders sticking on his hands;His secret Murthers sticking on his hands,
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.25Only to stick it in their children's sightOnely to sticke it in their childrens sight,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.60Are stuck upon thee. Volumes of reportAre stucke vpon thee: volumes of report
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.175friar, I am a kind of burr, I shall stick.Friar, I am a kind of Burre, I shal sticke.
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.472And so deep sticks it in my penitent heartAnd so deepe sticks it in my penitent heart,
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.83He stuck them up before the fulsome ewes,He stucke them vp before the fulsome Ewes,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.168A thing stuck on with oaths upon your fingerA thing stucke on with oathes vpon your finger,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.3And stick muskroses in thy sleek, smooth head,And sticke muske roses in thy sleeke smoothe head,
OthelloOth IV.ii.107How have I been behaved, that he might stickHow haue I bin behau'd, that he might sticke
OthelloOth V.ii.148.1That sticks on filthy deeds.That stickes on filthy deeds.
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.79Dry up your tears, and stick your rosemaryDrie vp your teares, and sticke your Rosemarie
The TempestTem I.ii.473For I can here disarm thee with this stick,For I can heere disarme thee with this sticke,
The TempestTem II.ii.160I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee,I'le beare him no more Stickes, but follow thee,
The TempestTem IV.i.189Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains,Nurture can neuer sticke: on whom my paines
Timon of AthensTim II.i.30When every feather sticks in his own wing,When euery Feather stickes in his owne wing,
Timon of AthensTim III.vi.91Who, stuck and spangled with your flatteries,Who stucke and spangled you with Flatteries,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.264That numberless upon me stuck, as leavesThat numberlesse vpon me stucke, as leaues
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.110they'll stick where they are thrown.they'le sticke where they are throwne.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.193Yea, let them say, to stick the heart of falsehood,Yea, let them say, to sticke the heart of falsehood,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.54My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,My shrowd of white, stuck all with Ew,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.101If the ground be overcharged, you were best stickIf the ground be ouer-charg'd, you were best sticke
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.56Unless you have a codpiece to stick pins on.Vnlesse you haue a cod-peece to stick pins on.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.84A wreath of bulrush rounded; about her stuckA wreake of bull-rush rounded; about her stucke
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.138And in it stuck the favour of his lady;And in it stucke the favour of his Lady:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.81hath sung in prison; come to her stuck in as sweethath sung in / Prison; Come to her, stucke in as sweet
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.44Must put my garland on me, where she sticks,Must put my Garland on, where she stickes
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.137.3in white holding up her train, her hair stuck within white holding up her traine, her haire stucke with
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.54Stick misbecomingly on others, on himSticke misbecomingly on others, on them
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.605that all their other senses stuck in ears: you might havethat all their other Sences stucke in Eares: you might haue

Poems

 4 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.81 That maidens' eyes stuck over all his face, That maidens eyes stucke ouer all his face,
The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.51 She will not stick to round me on th' ear, She will not stick to round me on th'are,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.317 Lucretia's glove, wherein her needle sticks; LVCRECIAS gloue, wherein her needle sticks,
Venus and AdonisVen.527 The mellow plum doth fall, the green sticks fast, The mellow plum doth fall, the greene sticks fast,

Glossary

 28 result(s).
backsworda basket-hilted sword with a single-edged blade and a thin back; later, a sword-like stick with a basketwork hilt, used in fencing practice
ballowcudgel, stick
bastinadocudgelling, beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]
batcudgel, staff, stick
billetthick stick, cudgel
buckram, buckromstiff, starched, stuck-up
clap[bowls] fix, stick, set
cleavestick, adhere
ferulacane, rod, stick [for punishment]
fescue[device for indicating letters to young readers] pointer, rod, stick
growcling to, stick to, be one with
linstockstick holding a lit match for firing a cannon
loggatstype of game [in which sticks are thrown to lie near a target stake]
poking-stickrod for stiffening the folds of a ruff
prickpin, fix, stick
rodcane, stick
stickshine out, stand out; or: stand firm
stickpierce, stab, wound
stickhesitate, linger, think twice
stickbe placed, be fixed
stickdecorate, adorn
stickpersist, stand firm, be steadfast
stickshine out, stand out, be prominent
stickslaughter, kill [by stabbing]
stickplace, fix, settle
sticking placeplace on a device at which something is held fast [such as a stringed instrument or crossbow]
stuck[fencing] thrust, lunge
stuck-in[fencing] thrust, lunge

Thesaurus

 16 result(s).
beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]bastinado
cannon, stick for firing a linstock
stickballow
stickbat
sticktruncheon
stickprick
stickrod
stickfescue
stickferula
stickbillet
stick [adhere]cleave
stick [bowls]clap
stick for firing a cannonlinstock
stick togrow
stick, beat with abastinado
stuck-upbuckram, buckrom

Themes and Topics

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Weapons...ade and a thin back later a sword-like stick with a basketwork hilt used in fencing ...

Words Families

 12 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
POKING-STICKBASICsee STICK
STICKBASICstick n, stick v, sticking adj
STICKACTIONstuck-in n
STICKOBJECTcanstick n, candlestick n, fiddlestick n, poking-stick n
STICKSTATEstickler-like adj
STICKLERBASICsee STICK
STUCK-INBASICsee STICK

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