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Search phrase: beam

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.154Shall weigh thee to the beam; that wilt not knowShall weigh thee to the beame: That wilt not know,
CoriolanusCor III.ii.5Below the beam of sight, yet will I stillBelow the beame of sight; yet will I still
HamletHam IV.v.159Till our scale turn the beam. O rose of May,Till our Scale turnes the beame. Oh Rose of May,
Henry VI Part 11H6 V.iii.63Twinkling another counterfeited beam,Twinkling another counterfetted beame,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.200Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails.Whose Beame stands sure, whose rightful cause preuailes.
King JohnKJ IV.iii.129Will serve to strangle thee; a rush will be a beamWill serue to strangle thee: A rush will be a beame
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.160But I a beam do find in each of three.But I a Beame doe finde in each of three.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.56Sometimes the beam of her view gilded my foot,sometimes the beame of her view, guilded my foote:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.i.21weaver's beam, because I know also life is a shuttle. IWeauers beame, because I know also, life is a Shuttle) I
OthelloOth I.iii.323in our wills. If the beam of our lives had not one scalein our Wills. If the braine of our liues had not one Scale
The TempestTem II.i.133Which end o'th' beam should bow. We have lost your son,Which end o'th' beame should bow: we haue lost your son,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.v.9And stands colossus-wise, waving his beam,And stands Calossus-wise wauing his beame,

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Glossary

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axletree, axle-treewooden beam acting as the pivot for a cart wheel
beamcross-bar [on a scales]
beamreach, range, line [of the eye, thought of as emitting beams of light]
beamwooden roller in a loom
beambalance, scales, counterpoise
beamlarge wooden staff, lance, club
beamlarge object, huge thing
bucketbeam, yoke [for hoisting or carrying]

Thesaurus

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beambucket

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BEAMBASICbeam n
BEAMAPPEARANCEeye-beam n
BEAMCOSMOSmoonbeam n, sun-beamed adj
BEAMSTATEdaughter-beamed adj

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