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Search phrase: powerful

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.76Is powerful to araise King Pippen, nay,Is powerfull to arayse King Pippen, nay
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.176His powerful sound within an organ weak;His powerfull sound, within an organ weake:
Antony and CleopatraAC I.i.22His powerful mandate to you: ‘Do this, or this;His powrefull Mandate to you. Do this, or this;
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.11Out of the powerful legions under earth,Out of the powerfull Regions vnder earth,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.ii.58With powerful policy strengthen themselves,With powrefull Pollicie strengthen themselues,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.ii.15And kept low shrubs from winter's powerful wind.And kept low Shrubs from Winters pow'rfull Winde.
King LearKL II.iv.162You fen-sucked fogs drawn by the powerful sun,You Fen-suck'd Fogges, drawne by the powrfull Sunne,
MacbethMac IV.i.18For a charm of powerful trouble,For a Charme of powrefull trouble,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.4Love set on thy horns. O powerful love, that in someLoue set on thy hornes. O powerfull Loue, that in some
OthelloOth I.iii.104That with some mixtures powerful o'er the blood,That with some Mixtures, powrefull o're the blood,
OthelloOth II.i.78And swell his sail with thine own powerful breath,And swell his Saile with thine owne powrefull breath,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.55With all their powerful friends are fled to him.With all their powrefull friends are fled to him.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.220Take not the quarrel from His powerful arm.Take not the quarrell from his powrefull arme:
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.11O mickle is the powerful grace that liesOmickle is the powerfull grace that lies
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.27Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan,Distinction with a lowd and powrefull fan,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.105The powerful Venus well hath graced her altar,The powerfull Venus, well hath grac'd her Altar,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.202Where 'tis predominant; and 'tis powerful, think it,Where 'tis predominant; and 'tis powrefull: thinke it:
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.28To fright me with your sprites. You're powerful at it.To fright me with your Sprights: you're powrefull at it.
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.185Some powerful spirit instruct the kites and ravensSome powerfull Spirit instruct the Kytes and Rauens
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.28Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway:Gallowes, and Knocke, are too powerfull on the Highway.

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.55.2 Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme, Of Princes shall out-liue this powrefull rime,
SonnetsSonn.150.1 Oh from what power hast thou this powerful might, OH from what powre hast thou this powrefull might,

Glossary

 21 result(s).
ablepowerful enough, sufficient, capable of dealing [with]
ablestrong, vigorous, powerful
armipotentmighty in arms, powerful in arms
brazenmade of brass, very strong, powerful
conjuredmade powerful by spells, magically influencing
double[of beer] extra strong, very powerful
hardstrong, tough, powerful
intentionintensity, forceful purpose, powerful direction
multipotentmost powerful
outworthoutvalue, be more powerful than
passionpowerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to ‘reason’]
potentpowerful, influential
potentialpowerful, mighty, strong
profoundwith powerful qualities, with secret powers
puissantpowerful, mighty, strong
richlynobly, mightily, in a powerful way
strongpowerful, vivid, intense
swayposition of authority, powerful office
thrice-puissantmost [three times] powerful, most mighty
virtuouspotent, powerful, efficacious
worstweakest, least powerful

Thesaurus

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arms, might/powerful inarmipotent
direction, powerfulintention
enough, powerfulable
feeling, powerfulpassion
office, powerfulsway
powerfulable
powerfulbrazen
powerfulhard
powerfulpotent
powerfulpotential
powerfulpuissant
powerfulstrong
powerfulvirtuous
powerful directionintention
powerful enoughable
powerful in armsarmipotent
powerful officesway
powerful qualities, with profound
powerful way, in arichly
powerful, be moreoutworth
powerful, leastworst
powerful, mostmultipotent
powerful, mostthrice-puissant
powerful, very [of beer]double
qualities, with powerfulprofound
spells, made powerful byconjured

Themes and Topics

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Discourse markers... think it wt i ii 202 and ’tis powerful think it / from east west north and...
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