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Search phrase: consume

Plays

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CoriolanusCor IV.vi.118That should consume it, I have not the faceThat should consume it, I haue not the face
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iv.92Break thou in pieces and consume to ashes,Breake thou in peeces, and consume to ashes,
King JohnKJ IV.i.65Nay, after that, consume away in rust,Nay, after that, consume away in rust,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.78Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly.Consume away in sighes, waste inwardly:
PericlesPer IV.i.23Do not consume your blood with sorrowing;Doe not consume your bloud with sorrowing,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.vi.11Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honeyWhich as they kisse consume. The sweetest honey
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.133They do consume the thing that feeds their fury.They do consume the thing that feedes their furie.
Timon of AthensTim V.iv.71Seek not my name. A plague consume you wicked caitiffs left!Seek not my name: A Plague consume you, wicked Caitifs left:
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.62Will it consume me? Let me see it then.Will it consume me? Let me see it then.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.i.144Quarrels consume us; envy of ill menQuarrels consume us, Envy of ill men

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.132 Rot, and consume themselves in little time. Rot, and consume them selues in litle time.

Glossary

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confound[of time] waste, consume, squander
confoundspend, take up, consume
consume awaywaste away, disintegrate, perish
dodestroy, consume, reduce to nothing
takeswallow, consume, ingest
wasteconsume, use up

Thesaurus

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consumeconfound
consumeconfound
consumetake
consumewaste
consumedo

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CONSUMEBASICconsume v, consumed adj, consuming adj, consumption n
CONSUMEPART OF BODYblood-consuming adj, sap-consuming adj
CONSUMEPEOPLEconsumer n

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