or use Advanced Search
if you are searching for a compound word, note that it might appear in any of three ways, reflecting varied editorial practice: spaced ('house keeper'), solid ('housekeeper'), or hyphenated ('house-keeper')

Search results

Search phrase: big

Plays

 42 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.92the black gown of a big heart. I am going, forsooth. Thethe blacke-Gowne of a bigge heart: I am going forsooth, the
As You Like ItAYL II.i.38Almost to bursting, and the big round tearsAlmost to bursting, and the big round teares
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.162For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,For his shrunke shanke, and his bigge manly voice,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.i.112She is too big, I hope, for me to compass.She is too bigge I hope for me to compasse,
CoriolanusCor I.iv.57A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art,A Carbuncle intire: as big as thou art
CoriolanusCor III.ii.128With as big heart as thou. Do as thou list.With as bigge heart as thou. Do as thou list,
CymbelineCym I.i.39Big of this gentleman – our theme – deceasedBigge of this Gentleman (our Theame) deceast
CymbelineCym II.iv.140Another stain, as big as hell can hold,Another staine, as bigge as Hell can hold,
CymbelineCym IV.ii.77An arm as big as thine? A heart as big?An arme as bigge as thine? A heart, as bigge:
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.58If that the devil and mischance look bigIf that the Deuill and Mischance looke bigge
Henry IV Part 22H4 induction.13Whiles the big year, swollen with some other grief,Whil'st the bigge yeare, swolne with some other griefes,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.8To look with forehead bold and big enoughTo looke with forhead bold and big enough
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.252stature, bulk, and big assemblance of a man? Give mestature, bulke, and bigge assemblance of a man? giue mee
Henry VH5 IV.ii.41Big Mars seems bankrupt in their beggared host,Bigge Mars seemes banqu'rout in their begger'd Hoast,
Henry VIIIH8 I.i.119Shall lessen this big look.Shall lessen this bigge looke.
Julius CaesarJC III.i.282Thy heart is big; get thee apart and weep.Thy heart is bigge: get thee a-part and weepe:
King Edward IIIE3 IV.ii.45That, big with child, was every day in arms,That big with child was euery day in armes,
King LearKL V.iii.206Whilst I was big in clamour, came there in a man,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.125for that Worthy's thumb; he is not so big as the end offor that Worthies thumb, hee is not so big as the end of
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.546I Pompey am, Pompey surnamed the BigI Pompey am, Pompey surnam'd the big.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.637His leg is too big for Hector's.His legge is too big for Hector.
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.41be too little for your thief, your true man thinks it bigbe too little for your theefe, your true man thinkes it bigge
Measure for MeasureMM IV.ii.42enough. If it be too big for your thief, your thiefenough. If it bee too bigge for your Theefe, your Theefe
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.viii.46And even there, his eye being big with tears,And euen there his eye being big with teares,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.125He's too big to go in there. What shall IHe's too big to go in there: what shall I
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.66woman's gown big enough for him. Otherwise he mightwomans gowne bigge enough for him: otherwise he might
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.73big as he is; and there's her thrummed hat and herbig as he is: and there's her thrum'd hat, and her
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.129And grow big-bellied with the wanton wind;And grow big bellied with the wanton winde:
OthelloOth III.iii.346Farewell the plumed troops and the big warsFarewell the plumed Troopes, and the bigge Warres,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.114Strive to speak big and clap their female jointsStriue to speake bigge, and clap their female ioints
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iii.54A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone,a bumpe as big as a young Cockrels stone?
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.68Not half so big as a round little wormnot halfe so bigge as a round little Worme,
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.227Nay, look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret,Nay, looke not big, nor stampe, nor stare, nor fret,
The Taming of the ShrewTS V.ii.169My mind hath been as big as one of yours,My minde hath bin as bigge as one of yours,
Timon of AthensTim I.i.33This eye shoots forth! How big imaginationThis eye shootes forth? How bigge imagination
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.173Full of protest, of oath, and big compare,Full of protest, of oath and big compare;
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.95So big to hold so much, they lack retention.So bigge, to hold so much, they lacke retention.
Twelfth NightTN III.ii.45the sheet were big enough for the bed of Ware in England,the sheete were bigge enough for the bedde of Ware in England,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.54offered her mine own, who is a dog as big as ten ofoffer'd her mine owne, who is a dog / As big as ten of
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.61With that she's big with: for 'tis PolixenesWith that shee's big-with, for 'tis Polixenes
The Winter's TaleWT II.i.102The centre is not big enough to bearThe Centre is not bigge enough to beare
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.103had but looked big and spit at him, he'd have run.had but look'd bigge, and spit at him, hee'ld haue runne.

Poems

 2 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.56 Big discontent, so breaking their contents. Big discontent, so breaking their contents.
SonnetsSonn.97.6 The teeming autumn big with rich increase, The teeming Autumne big with ritch increase,

Glossary

 8 result(s).
bigthreateningly, violently, menacingly
bigstrongly, forcefully, with depth
bigloud, vocal, noisy
bigpregnant [with], swollen
bigarrogant, haughty, proud
burly-bonedhulking, big-bodied
grosslarge, big, huge
wide-choppedwide-jawed, big-mouthed

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
biggross
big-bodiedburly-boned
big-mouthedwide-chopped
mouth, bigwide-chopped

Themes and Topics

 0 result(s).

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BIGBASICbig adj, bigness n
BIGPART OF BODYbig-bellied adj, big-boned adj
BIGSTATEbigger-looked adj, big-swollen adj

Snippets

 1 result(s).
Snippet
Antony's big speech
x

Jump directly to