William Shakespeare: The Complete Works 2nd Edition (609 page)
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Hungarian,
hungry, needy
hungry, needy
hunt’s-up,
morning-song to arouse huntsmen
morning-song to arouse huntsmen
hurly,
commotion, uproar
commotion, uproar
hurricano,
waterspout
waterspout
hurry,
commotion, disorder
commotion, disorder
hurtless,
harmless, unhurting
harmless, unhurting
husband,
one who keeps house; to farm, till
one who keeps house; to farm, till
husbandry,
management, thrift
management, thrift
Hybla,
mountain in Sicily famous for fragrant flowers and honey
mountain in Sicily famous for fragrant flowers and honey
Hydra,
many-headed snake whose heads grew again as they were cut off
many-headed snake whose heads grew again as they were cut off
Hymen,
god ofmarriage
god ofmarriage
Hyperion,
sun god
sun god
Icarus,
see DAEDALUS
see DAEDALUS
idea,
image
image
Ides of March, according to the old Roman calendar, 15 March
idle,
empty, trifling, worthless, useless, foolish, out of one’s mind
empty, trifling, worthless, useless, foolish, out of one’s mind
ignis fatuus,
will-o’-the-wisp
will-o’-the-wisp
Ilion,
Ilium, citadel of Troy
Ilium, citadel of Troy
image,
likeness, copy, representation, sign, embodiment, idea
likeness, copy, representation, sign, embodiment, idea
imbecility,
weakness
weakness
imbrue,
pierce, shed blood of
pierce, shed blood of
immanity,
cruelty
cruelty
imminence,
impending evil
impending evil
immodest,
arrogant, immoderate
arrogant, immoderate
immoment,
insignificant
insignificant
imp,
young shoot, child; to engraft feathers into a bird’s wing
young shoot, child; to engraft feathers into a bird’s wing
impart,
afford, make known
afford, make known
impartment,
communication
communication
impeach,
accusation, reproach; to accuse, challenge, discredit
accusation, reproach; to accuse, challenge, discredit
impeachment,
accusation, detriment, hindrance
accusation, detriment, hindrance
impertinency,
irrelevancy, ramblings
irrelevancy, ramblings
impertinent,
irrelevant
irrelevant
imply,
involve
involve
import,
involve, imply, express, be important, concern, portend
involve, imply, express, be important, concern, portend
importable,
unbearable
unbearable
importance,
matter, meaning, importunity
matter, meaning, importunity
importancy,
significance
significance
important,
importunate, urgent
importunate, urgent
importless,
meaningless, trivial
meaningless, trivial
imposition,
imputation, accusation, command
imputation, accusation, command
impostume,
abscess
abscess
impress,
impression, to stamp
impression, to stamp
imputation,
reputation
reputation
incapable,
unable to receive or realize
unable to receive or realize
incident,
about to happen
about to happen
inclining,
compliant; party, inclination
compliant; party, inclination
incomprehensible,
boundless
boundless
incontinently,
immediately
immediately
incorpsed,
made one body
made one body
incorrect,
unchastened, rebellious
unchastened, rebellious
incredulous,
incredible
incredible
index,
table of contents, preface
table of contents, preface
indifferency,
impartiality, moderate size
impartiality, moderate size
indifferent,
impartial, ordinary; tolerably, fairly
impartial, ordinary; tolerably, fairly
indigest,
unformed, unformed mass
unformed, unformed mass
indign,
unworthy
unworthy
indirection,
roundabout method, dishonest practice
roundabout method, dishonest practice
indirectly,
wrongfully, evasively, by suggestion, inattentively
wrongfully, evasively, by suggestion, inattentively
indiscreet,
lacking judgement
lacking judgement
indiscretion,
want of judgement
want of judgement
indisposition,
disinclination
disinclination
indistinguishable,
mongrel
mongrel
indrenched,
waterlogged
waterlogged
infect,
affect with some feeling
affect with some feeling
influence,
supposed flowing from the heavens of an ethereal fluid acting on human character and destiny, inspiration
supposed flowing from the heavens of an ethereal fluid acting on human character and destiny, inspiration
inform,
take shape, inspire, instruct
take shape, inspire, instruct
infuse,
shed, imbue
shed, imbue
ingenious,
talented, intelligent, discerning, skilfully contrived
talented, intelligent, discerning, skilfully contrived
ingling,
engaging in sexual play
engaging in sexual play
inhabitable,
uninhabitable
uninhabitable
inherit,
possess
possess
inhibit,
prohibit
prohibit
inhibition,
prohibition
prohibition
injurious,
insulting, malicious
insulting, malicious
inkle,
linen tape, thread, or yarn
linen tape, thread, or yarn
inland,
of the central, more cultured, part of a country
of the central, more cultured, part of a country
innocent,
idiot, half-wit
idiot, half-wit
innovation,
insurrection
insurrection
inoculate,
engraft by budding
engraft by budding
insensible
, imperceptible to senses
, imperceptible to senses
insinuate,
ingratiate, suggest
ingratiate, suggest
insinuation,
ingratiation, hint
ingratiation, hint
instance,
cause, detail, proof, mark, presence
cause, detail, proof, mark, presence
intellect,
meaning, content
meaning, content
intelligence,
communication, information, news, obtaining of secret information, spy; to pass information
communication, information, news, obtaining of secret information, spy; to pass information
intelligencer,
agent
agent
intelligencing
, informative
, informative
intelligent,
giving information, open, informative
giving information, open, informative
intemperature,
wildness, intemperance
wildness, intemperance
intenable,
unretentive
unretentive
intendment,
purpose, intention
purpose, intention
intercept,
interrupt
interrupt
intercourse,
commerce, business
commerce, business
interest,
right, title, share
right, title, share
interressed,
invested right or share
invested right or share
interlude,
entertainment, play
entertainment, play
intrenchant,
invulnerable
invulnerable
intrinse,
intrinsicate, closely entwined
intrinsicate, closely entwined
investments,
vestments, clothes
vestments, clothes
irreconciled,
unexpiated
unexpiated
irregular,
irregulous, lawless
irregulous, lawless
iterance,
repetition
repetition
iwis,
indeed, certainly
indeed, certainly
Jack, jack,
fellow, scoundrel, figure striking the hall on a clock; key of a virginal, smaller bowl aimed at, quarter of a pint
fellow, scoundrel, figure striking the hall on a clock; key of a virginal, smaller bowl aimed at, quarter of a pint
Jack-a-lent,
puppet set up as target during Lent
puppet set up as target during Lent
jade,
horse of poor condition or vicious temper, term of contempt; to wear out, make a fool of
horse of poor condition or vicious temper, term of contempt; to wear out, make a fool of
jakes,
privy
privy
jaunce,
prance, trudge up and down
prance, trudge up and down
jay,
a flashy whore
a flashy whore
jealous,
suspicious, afraid, apprehensive, doubtful
suspicious, afraid, apprehensive, doubtful
jealousy,
suspicion, apprehension, mistrust
suspicion, apprehension, mistrust
jennet,
small Spanish horse
small Spanish horse
jess,
strap attached to the leg of a trained hawk
strap attached to the leg of a trained hawk
jet,
strut, encroach
strut, encroach
jig,
quick lively dance, short lively comic entertainment
quick lively dance, short lively comic entertainment
jointress,
dowager
dowager
jollity,
finery
finery
jolthead,
block-head
block-head
jordan,
chamber-pot
chamber-pot
journal,
daily
daily
journey-bated,
exhausted with travel
exhausted with travel
Jove,
poetic form of JUPITER
poetic form of JUPITER
jowl,
strike, knock
strike, knock
jump,
just, precisely; hazard; to hazard, agree, coincide
just, precisely; hazard; to hazard, agree, coincide
junket,
sweetmeat, delicacy
sweetmeat, delicacy
Juno,
queen of the gods and wife of Jupiter; goddess ofmarriage
queen of the gods and wife of Jupiter; goddess ofmarriage
Jupiter,
ruler of the gods. He was thought to hurl thunderbolts at mortals who displeased him, but otherwise was best known for his many amorous adventures.
ruler of the gods. He was thought to hurl thunderbolts at mortals who displeased him, but otherwise was best known for his many amorous adventures.
just,
true, honourable, exact
true, honourable, exact
justicer,
judge
judge
justify,
maintain the innocence of, vindicate, prove, corroborate
maintain the innocence of, vindicate, prove, corroborate
justly,
with good reason
with good reason
jut,
encroach
encroach
keech,
fat of slaughtered animal rolled into a lump
fat of slaughtered animal rolled into a lump
keel,
skim
skim
ken,
range of sight; to see, recognize, know
range of sight; to see, recognize, know
kennel, pack, gutter
kern, light-armed Irish foot-soldier
kersey,
homely; coarse woollen material
homely; coarse woollen material
kibe,
chilblain
chilblain
kind,
natural, tender, courteous, affectionate; nature, way, race, sort
natural, tender, courteous, affectionate; nature, way, race, sort
kindle,
bring forth
bring forth
kindly,
naturally, properly, exactly
naturally, properly, exactly
knack,
trifle, knick-knack
trifle, knick-knack
knap,
nibble, strike
nibble, strike
knot,
fancifully laid-out flower bed or garden plot
fancifully laid-out flower bed or garden plot
laager,
camp
camp
label,
slip of paper, strip of paper or parchment by which a seal is attached; to
slip of paper, strip of paper or parchment by which a seal is attached; to
add as a codicil
laboured,
worn out, highly finished
worn out, highly finished
laboursome,
elaborate
elaborate
lace,
to ornament
to ornament
lading,
cargo, merchandise
cargo, merchandise
lag,
last, late
last, late
lampass,
disease of the horse in which flesh swells behind front teeth
disease of the horse in which flesh swells behind front teeth
land-damn,
damn in this world
damn in this world
lank,
become thin
become thin
lantern,
window-turret
window-turret
lard,
fatten, garnish
fatten, garnish
large,
generous, lavish, free, improper
generous, lavish, free, improper
latch,
strike, catch, receive, bewitch
strike, catch, receive, bewitch
laund,
glade
glade
lavolt, lavolta,
high-leaping dance
high-leaping dance
lay,
wager
wager
lazar,
leper, sick beggar
leper, sick beggar
leading,
command, direction, generalship
command, direction, generalship
leaguer,
camp
camp
lean,
depend
depend
Leander,
lover of Hero of Sestos, he swam the Hellespont nightly to visit her in her tower, and was drowned in a storm
lover of Hero of Sestos, he swam the Hellespont nightly to visit her in her tower, and was drowned in a storm
learn,
teach
teach
leasing,
lying
lying
leather-coat,
russet apple
russet apple
lecture,
lesson, instruction
lesson, instruction
leer,
appearance, complexion
appearance, complexion
leese,
lose
lose
leet,
court held by lord of the manor
court held by lord of the manor
leman,
sweetheart, lover
sweetheart, lover
lengthen,
delay, postpone
delay, postpone
lenity,
gentleness
gentleness
leno,
pimp, pander
pimp, pander
lenten,
meagre
meagre
let,
hindrance; to binder, forbear, cause
hindrance; to binder, forbear, cause
Lethe,
river in Hades; to drink its waters gave forgetfulness
river in Hades; to drink its waters gave forgetfulness
level,
aim, line of fire, range; to aim, guess
aim, line of fire, range; to aim, guess
liable,
subject, suitable
subject, suitable
liberal,
accomplished, humane, abundant, free in speech, unrestrained, gross
accomplished, humane, abundant, free in speech, unrestrained, gross
lie,
to lodge, stay, be still, in prison or in defensive posture
to lodge, stay, be still, in prison or in defensive posture
lief,
dear
dear
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