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Search phrase: downward

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.vii.23That downward hath succeeded in his houseThat downward hath succeeded in his house
Julius CaesarJC V.i.85Fly o'er our heads and downward look on us,Fly ore our heads, and downward looke on vs
Much Ado About NothingMA III.ii.33waist downward, all slops, and a Spaniard from the hip
Richard IIR2 V.v.112Whilst my gross flesh sinks downward here to die.Whil'st my grosse flesh sinkes downward, heere to dye.
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.124Looking all downwards to behold our cheeks,Looking all downewards to behold our cheekes

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.284 With brinish current downward flowed a pace: With brynish currant downe-ward flowed a pace:
Venus and AdonisVen.1106 Whose downward eye still looketh for a grave, Whose downeward eye still looketh for a graue:

Glossary

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declensiondecline, deterioration, downward course
drooping[of the sun] moving downward
headlonghead downwards, without ceremony
vaillower, direct downwards

Thesaurus

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course, downwarddeclension
direct downwardsvail
downward coursedeclension
downward moving [of the sun]drooping
downwards, directvail
downwards, headheadlong
head downwardsheadlong
moving downward [of the sun]drooping

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DOWN [direction]BASICdownward adv, downwards adv
WARD [direction]DOWNdownward(s) adv

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