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Search phrase: gesture

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.60Rosalind so near the heart as your gesture cries it out,Rosalinde so neere the hart, as your gesture cries it out:
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.25The morning's danger; and their gesture sad,The Mornings danger: and their gesture sad,
OthelloOth IV.i.87I say, but mark his gestures. Marry, patience!I say, but marke his gesture: marry Patience,
OthelloOth IV.i.138gesture imports it.iesture imports it.
The TempestTem III.iii.38Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound, expressing,Such shapes, such gesture, and such sound expressing
The TempestTem V.i.58.3gesture, attended by Gonzalo; Sebastian and Antoniogesture, attended by Gonzalo. Sebastian and Anthonio
Timon of AthensTim I.i.34Moves in this lip! To th' dumbness of the gestureMoues in this Lip, to th'dumbnesse of the gesture,
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.14in their very gesture. They looked as they hadin their very gesture: they look'd as they had

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Glossary

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actionmovement, demeanour, gesture
beckbow, curtsy, gesture of respect
beckonmake a significant gesture to, signal
beckoningsignal, significant gesture, meaningful sign
bite one's thumb[gesture of insult or defiance] insert the thumb nail into the mouth, making it click againt the upper teeth upon release
courtesy, cur'sy, curtsycurtsy, bow, gesture of respect
favourgesture or token of regard, bow, curtsy
figword used along with a rude gesture [of the thumb between the first two fingers of a fist]
figoword used along with a rude gesture [of the thumb between the first two fingers of a fist]
gesturedemeanour, attitude, manner
lipmake an angry facial gesture
wafturewaving, gesture, flourish

Thesaurus

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defiance [gesture of]bite one's thumb
facial gesture, make an angrylip
gestureaction
gesturewafture
gesture of respectbeck
gesture of respectcourtesy, cur'sy, curtsy
gesture or token of regardfavour
gesture, make a significantbeckon
gesture, make an angry faciallip
gesture, significantbeckoning
gesture, word used with a rudefig
gesture, word used with a rudefigo
insult [gesture of]bite one's thumb
regard, gesture or token offavour
respect, gesture ofbeck
respect, gesture ofcourtesy, cur'sy, curtsy
rude gesture, word used with a fig
rude gesture, word used with a figo
significant gesturebeckoning
word used with a rude gesture fig
word used with a rude gesture figo

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations...hrase contempt often expressed in a gesture [using the thumb between the first and s...
...peter contempt often expressed in a gesture [as for &lsquo fico&rsquo ] foh...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GESTUREBASICgesture n

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