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Search phrase: stick

Plays

 30 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor V.iii.73To shame unvulnerable, and stick i'th' warsTo shame vnvulnerable, and sticke i'th Warres
CymbelineCym IV.ii.10Stick to your journal course: the breach of customSticke to your Iournall course: the breach of Custome,
HamletHam II.ii.477Of reverend Priam, seemed i'th' air to stick.Of Reuerend Priam, seem'd i'th' Ayre to sticke:
HamletHam IV.v.94Will nothing stick our person to arraignWill nothing sticke our persons to Arraigne
HamletHam V.ii.251.1Stick fiery off indeed.Sticke fiery off indeede.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.ii.22will not stick to say his face is a face-royal. God maywill not sticke to say, his Face is a Face-Royall. Heauen may
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.65will stick by thee, I can assure thee that; 'a will not out,will sticke by thee, I can assure thee that. He will not out,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iii.67And I'll stick by him, sir.And Ile sticke by him, sir.
Henry VH5 II.iii.37Do you not remember, 'a saw a flea stick uponDoe you not remember a saw a Flea sticke vpon
Henry VH5 IV.vii.150me, and stick it in thy cap. When Alençon and myself wereme, and sticke it in thy Cappe: when Alanson and my selfe
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.33That he that breaks a stick of Gloucester's groveThat he that breakes a sticke of Glosters groue,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.47Thy leg a stick compared with this truncheon;Thy legge a sticke compared with this Truncheon,
Henry VIIIH8 I.ii.94And stick them in our will. Sixth part of each?And sticke them in our Will. Sixt part of each?
Henry VIIIH8 II.ii.125They will not stick to say you envied him,They will not sticke to say, you enuide him;
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.317Thou wilt not stick to swear what thou hast said,Thou wilt not sticke to sweare what thou hast said,
King JohnKJ I.i.142That in mine ear I durst not stick a roseThat in mine eare I durst not sticke a rose,
King LearKL II.iv.119o'the coxcombs with a stick and cried ‘ Down, wantons,o'th'coxcombs with a sticke, and cryed downe wantons,
MacbethMac III.i.49Stick deep; and in his royalty of naturesticke deepe, / And in his Royaltie of Nature
Measure for MeasureMM I.iii.25Only to stick it in their children's sightOnely to sticke it in their childrens sight,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.175friar, I am a kind of burr, I shall stick.Friar, I am a kind of Burre, I shal sticke.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.3And stick muskroses in thy sleek, smooth head,And sticke muske roses in thy sleeke smoothe head,
OthelloOth IV.ii.107How have I been behaved, that he might stickHow haue I bin behau'd, that he might sticke
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.v.79Dry up your tears, and stick your rosemaryDrie vp your teares, and sticke your Rosemarie
The TempestTem I.ii.473For I can here disarm thee with this stick,For I can heere disarme thee with this sticke,
The TempestTem IV.i.189Nurture can never stick; on whom my pains,Nurture can neuer sticke: on whom my paines
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.110they'll stick where they are thrown.they'le sticke where they are throwne.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.193Yea, let them say, to stick the heart of falsehood,Yea, let them say, to sticke the heart of falsehood,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.i.101If the ground be overcharged, you were best stickIf the ground be ouer-charg'd, you were best sticke
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG II.vii.56Unless you have a codpiece to stick pins on.Vnlesse you haue a cod-peece to stick pins on.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.54Stick misbecomingly on others, on himSticke misbecomingly on others, on them

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.18.51 She will not stick to round me on th' ear, She will not stick to round me on th'are,

Glossary

 23 result(s).
backsworda basket-hilted sword with a single-edged blade and a thin back; later, a sword-like stick with a basketwork hilt, used in fencing practice
ballowcudgel, stick
bastinadocudgelling, beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]
batcudgel, staff, stick
billetthick stick, cudgel
clap[bowls] fix, stick, set
cleavestick, adhere
ferulacane, rod, stick [for punishment]
fescue[device for indicating letters to young readers] pointer, rod, stick
growcling to, stick to, be one with
linstockstick holding a lit match for firing a cannon
poking-stickrod for stiffening the folds of a ruff
prickpin, fix, stick
rodcane, stick
stickshine out, stand out; or: stand firm
stickpierce, stab, wound
stickhesitate, linger, think twice
stickbe placed, be fixed
stickdecorate, adorn
stickpersist, stand firm, be steadfast
stickshine out, stand out, be prominent
stickslaughter, kill [by stabbing]
stickplace, fix, settle

Thesaurus

 15 result(s).
beating with a stick [esp. on the soles of the feet]bastinado
cannon, stick for firing a linstock
stickballow
stickbat
stickbillet
stickferula
stickfescue
stickprick
stickrod
sticktruncheon
stick [adhere]cleave
stick [bowls]clap
stick for firing a cannonlinstock
stick togrow
stick, beat with abastinado

Themes and Topics

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Weapons...ade and a thin back later a sword-like stick with a basketwork hilt used in fencing ...

Words Families

 12 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
POKING-STICKBASICsee STICK
STICKBASICstick n, stick v, sticking adj
STICKACTIONstuck-in n
STICKOBJECTcanstick n, candlestick n, fiddlestick n, poking-stick n
STICKSTATEstickler-like adj
STICKLERBASICsee STICK
STUCK-INBASICsee STICK

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