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Search phrase: toss

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.82As you are tossed with. In faith,as you are tost with. In sooth
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.ii.63Tut, tut, good enough to toss, food for powder,Tut, tut, good enough to tosse: foode for Powder,
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.217A rascally slave! I will toss the rogue in aA rascally Slaue, I will tosse the Rogue in a
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.11On which I'll toss the flower-de-luce of France.On which Ile tosse the Fleure-de-Luce of France.
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.i.244The soldiers should have tossed me on their pikesThe Souldiers should haue toss'd me on their Pikes,
King Edward IIIE3 III.i.166There mangled arms and legs were tossed aloft,There mangled armes and legs were tost aloft,
King LearKL V.iii.144Back do I toss these treasons to thy head,Backe do I tosse these Treasons to thy head,
MacbethMac I.iii.25Yet it shall be tempest-tossed.Yet it shall be Tempest-tost.
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.i.8Your mind is tossing on the ocean,Your minde is tossing on the Ocean,
PericlesPer Chorus.II.34By waves from coast to coast is tossed.By Waues, from coast to coast is tost:
PericlesPer Chorus.III.60The sea-tossed Pericles appears to speak.The seas tost Pericles appeares to speake.
PericlesPer III.ii.49Did the sea toss up upon our shore this chest.did the sea tosse vp vpon our shore / This Chist;
PericlesPer III.ii.58.1As tossed it upon shore.as tost it vpon shore.
PericlesPer V.i.130Thou hadst been tossed from wrong to injury,thou hadst beene tost from wrong to iniurie,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.3After your late tossing on the breaking seas?After your late tossing on the breaking Seas?
Richard IIIR3 II.iv.58And often up and down my sons were tossedAnd often vp and downe my sonnes were tost
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.137Thy tempest-tossed body. How now, wife?Thy tempest tossed body. How now wife?
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.76What said my man when my betossed soulWhat said my man, when my betossed soule
Timon of AthensTim II.i.26Must not be tossed and turned to me in words,Must not be tost and turn'd to me in words,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.41Lucius, what book is that she tosseth so?Lucius what booke is that she tosseth so?
Twelfth NightTN V.i.400With tosspots still had drunken heads,With tospottes still had drunken beades,

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.171 Is madly tossed between desire and dread: Is madly tost betweene desire and dred;

Glossary

 9 result(s).
bandydrive, strike, toss back
betossedtossed about, shaken up
canvasstoss about [as if in a canvas sheet], beat, thrash
heavethrow, toss, cast
tossstir up, disturb, toss about
tossthrow, fling [into battle]
tosscarry aloft, impale
tosspotdrunkard, sot, tippler
workrun, toss about, rage

Thesaurus

 6 result(s).
tossheave
toss abouttoss
toss aboutwork
toss aboutcanvass
toss backbandy
tossed aboutbetossed

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BETOSSEDBASICsee TOSS
POTPEOPLEtosspot n
SEASTATEsea-tossed adj
TEMPESTACTIONtempest-tossed adj
TOSSBASICtoss v, tossing n
TOSSACTIONbetossed adj
TOSSPEOPLEtosspot n
TOSSSEAsea-tossed adj, tempest-tossed adj
TOSSPOTBASICsee TOSSsee

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