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Search phrase: smear

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
MacbethMac II.ii.49They must lie there. Go, carry them and smearThey must lye there: goe carry them, and smeare

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.945 And smear with dust their glittering golden towers; And smeare with dust their glitring golden towrs.

Glossary

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besmearsmear over, bedaub
daubbedaub, smear, defile
enlardsmear with grease, add fatty juice to
gildcover, coat, smear
oversizepaint over, smear [i.e. cover with a substance resembling size]
overstaincover with stains, smear over
slubbersmear, stain, soil
smirchsmear, discolour, spread on

Thesaurus

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grease, smear withenlard
smeardaub
smearsmirch
smearslubber
smeargild
smearoversize
smear overbesmear
smear overoverstain
smear with greaseenlard

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BESMEARBASICsee SMEAR
SMEARBASICsmear v
SMEARINTENSITYbesmear v

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