or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: thorough

Plays

 18 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor I.i.199Nay, these are almost thoroughly persuaded,Nay these are almost thoroughly perswaded:
CymbelineCym II.iv.34Look through a casement to allure false hearts,Looke thorough a Casement to allure false hearts,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.197To look into this business thoroughly,To looke into this Businesse thorowly,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.87The false revolting Normans thorough theeThe false reuolting Normans thorough thee,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.159Nay, we shall heat you thoroughly anon.Nay we shall heate you thorowly anon.
Julius CaesarJC III.i.136Thorough the hazards of this untrod state,Thorough the hazards of this vntrod State,
Julius CaesarJC V.i.109Thorough the streets of Rome?Thorow the streets of Rome.
King LearKL IV.vi.165Thorough tattered clothes great vices do appear;Thorough tatter'd cloathes great Vices do appeare:
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.221To the court of his eye, peeping thorough desire.To the court of his eye, peeping thorough desire.
The Merchant of VeniceMV IV.i.170I am informed thoroughly of the cause.I am enformed throughly of the cause.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.v.28seeing her go through the streets, to know, sir, whetherseeing her go thorough the streets, to know (Sir) whether
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.3Thorough bush, thorough briar,through bush, through briar,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.5Thorough flood, thorough fire – through flood, through fire,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.106And thorough this distemperature we seeAnd through this distemperature, we see
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.101Thorough bog, thorough bush, thorough brake, thorough briar,Through bogge, through bush, through brake, through bryer,
Richard IIR2 V.vi.43With Cain go wander thorough shades of night,With Caine go wander through the shade of night,
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.140horse in Padua to begin his wooing that would thoroughlyhorse in Padua to begin his woing that would thoroughly
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.488But thorough lust and laughter. Pity's sleeping.But thorow Lust and Laughter: pittie's sleeping:

Poems

 1 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1851 To show her bleeding body thorough Rome, To shew her bleeding bodie thorough Roome,

Glossary

 19 result(s).
backsideback streets, lesser-used thoroughfares
bedrenchdrench thoroughly, soak, saturate
completeaccomplished, consummate, thorough
deeplyprofoundly, thoroughly, sincerely
homefully, thoroughly, unsparingly
largeat length, in full, thoroughly
passpassage, crossing, thoroughfare
pavementpaved surface, thoroughfare
properthorough, absolute, complete
roughdifficult to manage, not thoroughly trained
scot and lot[type of local taxation] in full, thoroughly
soundlythoroughly, properly, in full
substantialeffective, thorough, forceful
thoroughthrough
throughthoroughly
throughfarethoroughfare
throughlythoroughly, fully, completely
tightlysoundly, properly, thoroughly
very[intensifying] thoroughgoing, absolute

Thesaurus

 19 result(s).
drench thoroughlybedrench
thoroughcomplete
thoroughproper
thoroughsubstantial
thoroughfarethroughfare
thoroughfarepass
thoroughfarepavement
thoroughfares, lesser-usedbackside
thoroughgoingvery
thoroughlythroughly
thoroughlytightly
thoroughlythrough
thoroughlydeeply
thoroughlyscot and lot
thoroughlysoundly
thoroughlyhome
thoroughlylarge
thoroughly, drenchbedrench
trained, not thoroughlyrough

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
Discourse markers...r [gloucester] with all my heart i thoroughly agree with you warrant you ...

Words Families

 2 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
THOROUGHBASICthorough prep, thoroughly adv

Snippets

 0 result(s).
x

Jump directly to