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Search phrase: growth

Plays

 14 result(s). alternate result(s)
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As You Like ItAYL I.i.13gain nothing under him but growth, for the which hisgaine nothing vnder him but growth, for the which his
As You Like ItAYL I.ii.112Three proper young men, of excellent growthThree proper yong men, of excellent growth
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.203thankful. Let me stay the growth of his beard, if thouthankful: let me stay the growth of his beard, if thou
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.161say of wax, my growth would approve the truth.say of wax, my growth would approue the truth.
Henry VH5 V.ii.69Whose want gives growth to th' imperfectionsWhose want giues growth to th'imperfections
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.43Hath added growth unto my dignity;Hath added growth vnto my dignitye,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.iv.47And three or four more of their growth, we'll dressAnd three or foure more of their growth, wee'l dresse
OthelloOth V.ii.14I cannot give it vital growth again,I cannot giue it vitall growth againe,
Richard IIIR3 II.iv.7Hath almost overta'en him in his growth.Ha's almost ouertane him in his growth.
Richard IIIR3 II.iv.25To touch his growth nearer than he touched mine.To touch his growth, neerer then he toucht mine.
Richard IIIR3 III.i.103You said that idle weeds are fast in growth.You said, that idle Weeds are fast in growth:
Richard IIIR3 IV.ii.58To stop all hopes whose growth may damage me.To stop all hopes, whose growth may dammage me.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.9Tortive and errant from his course of growth.Tortiue and erant from his course of growth.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.i.6O'er sixteen years, and leave the growth untriedOre sixteene yeeres, and leaue the growth vntride

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1062 This bastard graff shall never come to growth: This bastard graffe shall neuer come to growth,
SonnetsSonn.99.12 But for his theft in pride of all his growth But for his theft in pride of all his growth
SonnetsSonn.102.8 And stops her pipe in growth of riper days. And stops his pipe in growth of riper daies:
SonnetsSonn.115.14 To give full growth to that which still doth grow? To giue full growth to that which still doth grow.

Glossary

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carbuncletumour, growth, lump
fledgecovered with down, displaying growth
increaseproduce, growth, yield, crop
ingraftgraft in, insert new growth into
love-springsyoung shoots of love, youthful growth of love
mandrakenoisy growth, dwarf
nip[as of pinching off the buds on a plant] cut short one's growth, check one's development
overgrowncovered with growth [i.e. hair]
prideprime, best condition, fullness of growth
ranknessexcessive growth, rebelliousness
savagerywilderness, wildness of growth
springsapling, shoot, young growth
virtuouscapable of producing great growth, beneficial
walletprotruding lump, bulging growth
wantonluxuriant, flourishing, lush, profuse in growth

Thesaurus

 26 result(s).
bulging growthwallet
covered with growthovergrown
cut short growthnip
excessive growthrankness
growthcarbuncle
growthincrease
growth, bulgingwallet
growth, capable of greatvirtuous
growth, cut shortnip
growth, displayingfledge
growth, excessiverankness
growth, fullness ofpride
growth, insert newingraft
growth, noisymandrake
growth, profuse inwanton
growth, wildness of savagery
growth, youngspring
noisy growthmandrake
profuse in growthwanton
shoot [growth]graff
shoot [growth]scion
shoot [growth]slip
shoot [growth]spring
wildness of growthsavagery
young growthspring
youthful growth of lovelove-springs

Themes and Topics

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Plants...ra shrub or small tree with elaborate growth known for its soft wood herb-g...

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