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Search phrase: pile

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All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.94left cheek is a cheek of two pile and a half, but his rightleft cheeke is a cheeke of two pile and a halfe, but his right
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.147Diana Capilet.Diana Capilet.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.159Derived from the ancient Capilet.Deriued from the ancient Capilet,
CoriolanusCor III.i.206.1In heaps and piles of ruin.In heapes, and piles of Ruine.
CoriolanusCor III.ii.3Or pile ten hills on the Tarpeian rock,Or pile ten hilles on the Tarpeian Rocke,
CoriolanusCor V.i.25He could not stay to pick them in a pileHe could not stay to picke them, in a pile
HamletHam V.i.247Now pile your dust upon the quick and deadNow pile your dust, vpon the quicke, and dead,
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.107What piles of wealth hath he accumulatedWhat piles of wealth hath he accumulated
King LearKL I.i.86A third more opulent than your sisters'? Speak!A third, more opilent then your Sisters? speake.
King LearKL II.ii.79A plague upon your epileptic visage!A plague vpon your Epilepticke visage,
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.132Did never sonnet for her sake compile,Did neuer Sonnet for her sake compile;
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.52Vilely compiled, profound simplicity.Vildly compiled, profound simplicitie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.407Three-piled hyperboles, spruce affection,Three-pil'd Hyperboles, spruce affection;
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.875learned men have compiled in praise of the owl and theLearned men haue compiled, in praise of the Owle and the
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.32velvet. Thou'rt a three-piled piece, I warrant thee. Iveluet; thou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.33had as lief be a list of an English kersey as be piled, ashad as liefe be a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.34thou art piled, for a French velvet. Do I speak feelinglythou art pil'd, for a French Veluet. Do I speake feelingly
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.9here one Master Caper, at the suit of Master Threepileheere one Mr Caper, at the suite of Master Three-Pile
OthelloOth IV.i.50My lord is fallen into an epilepsy.My Lord is falne into an Epilepsie,
The TempestTem III.i.10Some thousands of these logs and pile them up,Some thousands of these Logs, and pile them vp,
The TempestTem III.i.17Burnt up those logs that you are enjoined to pile!Burnt vp those Logs that you are enioynd to pile:
The TempestTem III.i.25.1I'll carry it to the pile.Ile carry it to the pile.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.100That we may hew his limbs and on a pileThat we may hew his limbes, and on a pile
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.131And with our swords upon a pile of woodAnd with our Swords vpon a pile of wood,
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.279matter slip, and I'll give him my horse, grey Capilet.matter slip, and Ile giue him my horse, gray Capilet.
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.430Is piled upon his faith, and will continueIs pyl'd vpon his Faith, and will continue
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.14three-pile; but now I am out of service.three pile, but now I am out of seruice.

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SonnetsSonn.78.9 Yet be most proud of that which I compile, Yet be most proud of that which I compile,
SonnetsSonn.85.2 While comments of your praise, richly compiled, While comments of your praise richly compil'd,

Glossary

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balk, baulkfall on ridges between furrows; pile up in mounds
baulkrefuse; argue over; pile up
burdenload, pile [here: of hair]
chargeload, heap, pile up
compilecompose, create in writing
napsurface texture of a fabric, pile
pill[unclear meaning] plunder, rob; pile up, accumulate
quarry[in hunting] heap of dead, pile of bodies
three-pilecostly velvet [with a pile formed from three threads]
three-piledtriple-thickness, three-threaded [i.e. very expensive or ornate]

Thesaurus

 8 result(s).
bodies, pile of [in hunting]quarry
mounds, pile up inbalk, baulk
pilenap
pileburden
pile upcharge
pile uppill
pile upbaulk
pile up in moundsbalk, baulk

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMPILEBASICcompile v
EPILEPSYBASICepilepsy n, epileptic adj
PILEBASICpile n, pile v
PILEVALUEthree-pile n, three-piled adj
THREEAPPEARANCEthree-pile n, three-piled adj

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