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: limb

Plays

 14 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL I.i.120without some broken limb shall acquit him well. Yourwithout some broken limbe, shall acquit him well: your
CoriolanusCor III.i.294O, he's a limb that has but a disease – Oh he's a Limbe, that ha's but a Disease
Henry IV Part 11H4 IV.i.43A perilous gash, a very limb lopped off – A perillous Gash, a very Limme lopt off:
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.251choose a man? Care I for the limb, the thews, thechuse a man? Care I for the Limbe, the Thewes, the
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.i.220Our peace will, like a broken limb united,Our Peace, will (like a broken Limbe vnited)
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iii.42His lady banished and a limb lopped off.His Lady banisht, and a Limbe lopt off.
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.45Set limb to limb, and thou art far the lesser;Set limbe to limbe, and thou art farre the lesser:
Julius CaesarJC II.i.165For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.For Antony, is but a Limbe of Casar.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.184.1A leg, a limba legge, a limme.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.122limb or joint, shall pass Pompey the Great; the page,limme or ioynt) shall passe Pompey the great, the Page
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.37Thou hast neither heat, affection, limb, nor beautyThou hast neither heate, affection, limbe, nor beautie
Much Ado About NothingMA IV.i.196Both strength of limb and policy of mind,Both strength of limbe, and policie of minde,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.187And learn to make a body of a limb.And learne to make a Body of a Limbe.
Troilus and CressidaTC IV.v.238As I would buy thee, view thee limb by limb.As I would buy thee, view thee, limbe by limbe.

Poems

 1 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Venus and AdonisVen.1067 His face seems twain, each several limb is doubled, His face seems twain, ech seuerall lim is doubled,

Glossary

 11 result(s).
brawnmuscular arm, sturdy limb
dismemberblow to pieces, divide limb from limb
jointlimb, body part
limbfunctioning organ, strength of limb
limbmember, branch
limb-meallimb from limb, to pieces
memberlimb, piece of a body
scionshoot, graft, limb
setset [a broken limb]
sliver[split piece of] branch, bough, limb
spraybranch, limb, offshoot

Thesaurus

 12 result(s).
divide limb from limbdismember
limbmember
limbsliver
limbscion
limbspray
limbjoint
limb from limblimb-meal
limb, strength oflimb
limb, sturdybrawn
set [a broken limb]set
strength of limblimb
sturdy limbbrawn

Themes and Topics

 1 result(s).
Latin... artus (n m ) 2h6 iv i 118   joint limb astraea (n f ) tit iv iii 4   a...

Words Families

 4 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
LIMBBASIClimb n, limber adj
LIMBACTIONlimb-meal adv
LIMBSTATEgood-limbed adj

Snippets

 0 result(s).
x

Jump directly to