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Search phrase: shell

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.101she'll demand.sheele demand.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.22That she'll demand. A ring the County wearsThat shee'l demand: a ring the Countie weares,
As You Like ItAYL III.v.67(to Silvius) and she'll fall in love with my anger. If it& shee'll / Fall in loue with my anger. If it
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.ii.103she'll burn a week longer than the whole world.she'l burne a weeke longer then the whole World.
CymbelineCym I.vi.38Which first, perchance, she'll prove on cats and dogs,Which first (perchance) shee'l proue on Cats and Dogs,
CymbelineCym III.ii.76She'll home to her father; and provide me presentlyShe'le home to her Father; and prouide me presently
HamletHam III.ii.241O, but she'll keep her word.Oh but shee'l keepe her word.
HamletHam III.iii.29To hear the process. I'll warrant she'll tax him home.To heare the Processe. Ile warrant shee'l tax him home,
HamletHam V.ii.182This lapwing runs away with the shell on hisThis Lapwing runs away with the shell on his
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.188My daughter weeps, she'll not part with you;My Daughter weepes, shee'le not part with you,
Henry IV Part 11H4 III.i.189She'll be a soldier too, she'll to the wars.Shee'le be a Souldier too, shee'le to the Warres.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.143She'll hamper thee, and dandle thee like a baby.Shee'le hamper thee, and dandle thee like a Baby:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.149She'll gallop far enough to her destruction.Shee'le gallop farre enough to her destruction.
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.20.1She'll with the labour end.Shee'l with the Labour, end.
Julius CaesarJC II.i.34And kill him in the shell.And kill him in the shell.
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.60And ever after she'll be haggard-like.And euer after sheele be huggard like:
King LearKL I.iv.305She'll flay thy wolvish visage. Thou shalt findShee'l flea thy Woluish visage. Thou shalt finde,
King LearKL I.v.25Canst tell how an oyster makes his shell?Can'st tell how an Oyster makes his shell?
MacbethMac III.ii.14She'll close and be herself, whilst our poor maliceShee'le close, and be her selfe, whilest our poore Mallice
MacbethMac III.v.36Come, let's make haste; she'll soon be back again.Come, let's make hast, shee'l soone be / Backe againe.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.65She'll take the enterprise upon her, father,Shee'll take the enterprize vpon her father,
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.275she would sooner confess. Perchance publicly she'll beShe would sooner confesse, perchance publikely she'll be
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.i.151thought on her. She'll fit it.thought on her: shee'll fit it.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.44word quickly. She'll make you amends, I warrant you.word quickely, she'll make you amends I warrant you.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.iii.133write to him; for she'll be up twenty times a night, andwrite to him, for shee'll be vp twenty times a night, and
OthelloOth II.i.132She'll find a white that shall her blackness fit.She'le find a white, that shall her blacknesse fit.
OthelloOth III.iii.314Give't me again. Poor lady, she'll run madGiu't me againe. Poore Lady, shee'l run mad
OthelloOth IV.i.162Faith I must: she'll rail in the street else.I must, shee'l rayle in the streets else.
OthelloOth IV.ii.22And yet she'll kneel and pray – I have seen her do't.And yet she'le kneele, and pray: I haue seene her do't.
OthelloOth V.ii.6Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.Yet she must dye, else shee'l betray more men:
OthelloOth V.ii.97If she come in, she'll sure speak to my wife –If she come in, shee'l sure speake to my wife:
PericlesPer II.v.3That for this twelvemonth she'll not undertakeThat for this twelue-month, shee'le not vndertake
PericlesPer II.v.10One twelve moons more she'll wear Diana's livery.One twelue Moones more shee'le weare Dianas liuerie:
PericlesPer II.v.16She tells me here she'll wed the stranger knight,she telles me heere, / Shee'le wedde the stranger Knight,
PericlesPer IV.iv.42Wherefore she does, and swears she'll never stint,Wherefore she does and sweares sheele neuer stint,
PericlesPer IV.vi.11Faith, I must ravish her, or she'll disfurnish usFaith I must rauish her, or shee'le disfurnish vs
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.208Well, in that hit you miss. She'll not be hitWell in that hit you misse, sheel not be hit
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.98And she shall scant show well that now seems best.And she shew scant shell, well, that now shewes best.
Romeo and JulietRJ III.iv.5'Tis very late. She'll not come down tonight.'Tis very late, she'l not come downe to night:
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.145I think she'll sooner prove a soldier.I thinke she'l sooner proue a souldier,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.293Hark, Petruchio, she says she'll see thee hanged first.Hark Petruchio, she saies shee'll see thee hang'd first.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.135idle head you would eat chickens i'th' shell.idle head, you would eate chickens i'th' shell.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.98He? No, she'll none of him; they two areHee? no, sheele none of him, they two are
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.28She's making her ready; she'll comeShee's making her ready, sheele come
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.55she'll bereave you o'th' deeds too, if she call yoursheele bereaue you 'oth' deeds too, if shee call your
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.101niece will not be seen, or if she be, it's four to one she'llniece wil not be seene, or if she be it's four to one, she'l
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.103She'll none o'the Count; she'll not match aboveShee'l none o'th Count, she'l not match aboue
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.137being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'llbeing so hard to me, that brought your minde; / I feare / she'll
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.34Ay, but she'll think that it is spoke in hate.I, but she'll thinke, that it is spoke in hate.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iv.14A carrack of a cockleshell, and sailA Carecke of a Cockle shell, and sayle
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.76I warrant her, she'll do the rarest gambols.I warrant her, shee'l doe the rarest gambols.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.52.1But she'll not stumble.But shee'l not stumble.

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Glossary

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cocklecockle shell, mussel-shell
cockle hathat adorned with a cockle shell [symbol of pilgrimage to the shrine of St James of Compostela]
cockledhaving a shell
inshelldraw in, withdraw within a shell
mussel-shellempty-head, gaping idiot [with mouth open like a mussel-shell]
shaleshell, husk, outer case
shealeddeprived of a shell, without a shell
shelled, shealeddeprived of a shell, without a shell
shellyshell-like, shell-covered

Thesaurus

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cockle shellcockle
cockle shell, hat adorned with acockle hat
deprived of a shellshelled, shealed
hat adorned with a cockle shellcockle hat
mussel-shellcockle
shellshale
shell, deprived of ashelled, shealed
shell, having acockled
shell, withdraw within ainshell
shell, without ashelled, shealed
shell-likeshelly
withdraw within a shellinshell

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
INSHELLEDBASICsee SHELL
SHELLBASICshell n, shelled adj, shelly adj
SHELLACTIONinshell v
SHELLTYPEcockleshell n, eggshell n, mussel-shell n, nutshell n, walnut-shell n

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