William Shakespeare: The Complete Works 2nd Edition (613 page)
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quatch,
word of unknown meaning
word of unknown meaning
quean,
hussy, whore
hussy, whore
queasy,
hazardous, squeamish
hazardous, squeamish
quell,
slaughter
slaughter
quest,
jury, inquest, search party
jury, inquest, search party
questant,
seeker
seeker
questionable,
inviting question
inviting question
questrist,
seeker
seeker
quick,
flowing, fresh, impatient, living
flowing, fresh, impatient, living
quiddity,
subtlety, equivocation
subtlety, equivocation
quietus,
clearing of accounts
clearing of accounts
quintain,
object or figure to practise tilting at
object or figure to practise tilting at
quirk,
quibble, clever expression, peculiarity of behaviour, fit, start
quibble, clever expression, peculiarity of behaviour, fit, start
quit,
set free, rid, acquit, acquit oneself of, revenge, repay, requite
set free, rid, acquit, acquit oneself of, revenge, repay, requite
quittal,
requital
requital
quittance,
discharge from debt, requital; requite
discharge from debt, requital; requite
quoif,
close-fitting cap
close-fitting cap
quondam,
former
former
quote,
give marginal references to, set down in writing, note, observe, regard
give marginal references to, set down in writing, note, observe, regard
quoth,
said
said
quotidian,
(of an intermittent fever) returning every day
(of an intermittent fever) returning every day
race,
root (of ginger), lineage, breed, natural disposition
root (of ginger), lineage, breed, natural disposition
rack,
driving cloud; to torture, extend, stretch, strain
driving cloud; to torture, extend, stretch, strain
rage,
madness, angry disposition, sexual passion; to enrage
madness, angry disposition, sexual passion; to enrage
‘raigning
arraigning, putting on trial
arraigning, putting on trial
ramp,
loose woman
loose woman
rampallian,
riotous woman
riotous woman
rampire,
barricade
barricade
rank,
growing too luxuriantly, swollen, grown too fat, rebellious, high, full, lustful, in heat, coarse, festering; closely
growing too luxuriantly, swollen, grown too fat, rebellious, high, full, lustful, in heat, coarse, festering; closely
rankle,
cause a festering wound
cause a festering wound
rankness,
overflowing, insolence
overflowing, insolence
rare,
splendid
splendid
rascal,
inferior deer
inferior deer
rate,
estimate, value, expense
estimate, value, expense
ravel,
become entangled, disentangle
become entangled, disentangle
raven,
devour greedily
devour greedily
rayed,
bespattered, fouled
bespattered, fouled
read,
teach, discover the meaning of, expound a riddle
teach, discover the meaning of, expound a riddle
re-answer,
compensate for
compensate for
reason,
speech, remark; to talk, discuss, explain
speech, remark; to talk, discuss, explain
reasonable,
needing the use of reason
needing the use of reason
reave,
deprive, take away
deprive, take away
rebate,
make dull, blunt
make dull, blunt
rebato,
stiff collar
stiff collar
receipt,
what is received, receptacle, receiving, capacity, recipe
what is received, receptacle, receiving, capacity, recipe
receiving,
understanding, reception
understanding, reception
recheat,
notes sounded on a horn to call hounds together in stag-hunting
notes sounded on a horn to call hounds together in stag-hunting
reck,
to care (for), mind
to care (for), mind
reclaim,
tame, subdue
tame, subdue
recognizance,
bond, token
bond, token
recomfort,
console, restore
console, restore
record,
witness, memory; to witness, sing
witness, memory; to witness, sing
recordation,
memorial, impression on the memory
memorial, impression on the memory
recourse,
access, admission, flowing
access, admission, flowing
recover,
reconcile, reach, rescue
reconcile, reach, rescue
recovery,
process by which entailed estate was transferred from one party to another
process by which entailed estate was transferred from one party to another
rector,
ruler, head
ruler, head
rectorship,
rule
rule
recure,
restore, heal
restore, heal
reduce,
bring, bring back
bring, bring back
reechy,
smoky, dirty, stinking
smoky, dirty, stinking
reek,
smoke, steam
smoke, steam
refel,
refute
refute
reflect,
shine
shine
regiment,
authority, rule
authority, rule
region,
upper air, air
upper air, air
regreet,
greeting, contract
greeting, contract
reguerdon,
reward
reward
rehearsal,
account
account
rehearse,
describe, tell
describe, tell
reins,
kidneys
kidneys
rejoindure,
reunion
reunion
rejourn,
adjourn
adjourn
relative,
able to be related and believed
able to be related and believed
religion,
strict fidelity, religious duty
strict fidelity, religious duty
religious,
exact, conscientious, strict
exact, conscientious, strict
remember,
mention, commemorate, remind
mention, commemorate, remind
remit,
pardon, give up
pardon, give up
remonstrance,
demonstration
demonstration
remorse,
pity, tenderness, moderation, qualification, mitigation
pity, tenderness, moderation, qualification, mitigation
remorseful,
compassionate
compassionate
remotion,
departing
departing
removed,
remote, secluded, separated by time or space
remote, secluded, separated by time or space
removedness,
absence
absence
remover,
one who changes
one who changes
render,
surrender, rendering of an account, statement; to give back, represent, describe as being, declare, state, surrender
surrender, rendering of an account, statement; to give back, represent, describe as being, declare, state, surrender
rendezvous,
refuge, last resort
refuge, last resort
renege,
deny, renounce
deny, renounce
renown,
make famous
make famous
repair,
restoring, coming; go, come, return
restoring, coming; go, come, return
repairing,
able to renew the attack
able to renew the attack
repasture,
food
food
repeal,
recall from exile; recall as from banishment, call back into favour
recall from exile; recall as from banishment, call back into favour
repetition,
recital, mention
recital, mention
repine,
vexation
vexation
replenished,
perfect
perfect
replication,
reply, echo
reply, echo
reprisal,
prize
prize
reprobance,
damnation, rejection by God
damnation, rejection by God
reprobate,
depraved
depraved
reproof,
disgrace, disproof, refutation
disgrace, disproof, refutation
reprove,
disprove, refute
disprove, refute
repugn,
oppose
oppose
repugnancy,
resistance
resistance
repugnant,
refractory
refractory
rescue,
freeing from legal custody by force
freeing from legal custody by force
resemblance,
appearance, likelihood
appearance, likelihood
resist,
affect with distaste
affect with distaste
resolve,
dissolve, answer (a question), solve (a problem), convince, inform
dissolve, answer (a question), solve (a problem), convince, inform
resolvedly,
answering all questions
answering all questions
respect,
relationship, discrimination, consideration, esteem; to regard, care for, esteem
relationship, discrimination, consideration, esteem; to regard, care for, esteem
respective,
careful, worthy of being cared for, discriminating
careful, worthy of being cared for, discriminating
respectively,
respectfully
respectfully
respite,
delay, date to which something is postponed, limit
delay, date to which something is postponed, limit
responsive,
suited
suited
rest,
place to rest, restored strength, resolution, stakes kept in reserve
place to rest, restored strength, resolution, stakes kept in reserve
restrain,
draw tight, withhold
draw tight, withhold
resty,
restive, sluggish
restive, sluggish
retention,
detention, reserve, power to hold or retain
detention, reserve, power to hold or retain
retentive,
confining, restraining
confining, restraining
retire,
return
return
retort,
to reflect (heat), reject (an appeal)
to reflect (heat), reject (an appeal)
retreat,
recall of pursuing force
recall of pursuing force
retrograde,
contrary, seeming to move in a backward course
contrary, seeming to move in a backward course
reverb,
resound
resound
revolt,
revulsion, change; rebel
revulsion, change; rebel
revolution,
alteration, change produced by time
alteration, change produced by time
revolve,
consider
consider
rhapsody,
confused medley
confused medley
rheum,
mucus from nose or throat, cold in the head, rheumatism
mucus from nose or throat, cold in the head, rheumatism
riggish,
wanton
wanton
rigol,
ring, circle
ring, circle
rim,
belly, membrane lining the abdomen
belly, membrane lining the abdomen
ring-carrier,
go-between
go-between
ringlet,
little circle
little circle
riot,
loose living, debauchery
loose living, debauchery
rivage,
shore
shore
rival,
partner
partner
rive,
split
split
rivelled,
wrinkled
wrinkled
road,
riding, period of riding, stage (of journey), roadstead, highway
riding, period of riding, stage (of journey), roadstead, highway
robustious,
boisterous
boisterous
roguing,
roaming
roaming
roguish,
vagrant
vagrant
roisting,
blustering, bullying
blustering, bullying
roll,
household register
household register
rondure,
circle
circle
ropery,
knavery
knavery
Roscius,
famous Roman actor
famous Roman actor
rote,
fix by memory
fix by memory
round,
plain, plain-spoken, severe; round dance, roundabout way, rung of a ladder; surround, become round
plain, plain-spoken, severe; round dance, roundabout way, rung of a ladder; surround, become round
roundet,
round dance
round dance
rouse,
full draught of liquor, drinking bout
full draught of liquor, drinking bout
royal,
gold coin of the value often shillings (fifty pence)
gold coin of the value often shillings (fifty pence)
royalty,
prerogative enjoyed, or granted, by the sovereign
prerogative enjoyed, or granted, by the sovereign
roynish,
scurvy
scurvy
rub,
in bowls an obstacle hindering or turning aside the bowl, obstacle, hindrance, roughness, unevenness; to turn aside, hinder
in bowls an obstacle hindering or turning aside the bowl, obstacle, hindrance, roughness, unevenness; to turn aside, hinder
rubious,
ruby-red
ruby-red
ruddock,
robin
robin
rude,
ignorant, barbarous, violent, rough
ignorant, barbarous, violent, rough
rudeness,
violence, roughness
violence, roughness
rudesby,
rough unmannerly brute
rough unmannerly brute
ruffle,
bustle; swagger, bear oneself proudly, bluster, be turbulent
bustle; swagger, bear oneself proudly, bluster, be turbulent
rugged,
shaggy, frowning
shaggy, frowning
rug-headed,
having shaggy hair
having shaggy hair
ruinous,
brought to ruin
brought to ruin
rumour,
fame, tumult, uproar
fame, tumult, uproar
runagate,
deserter, vagabond
deserter, vagabond
runnion,
wretch (a term of abuse)
wretch (a term of abuse)
russet,
homely, simple
homely, simple
sable,
black
black
sack,
white wine
white wine
sackbut,
trumpet resembling a trombone
trumpet resembling a trombone
sad,
steadfast, grave, serious, dismal
steadfast, grave, serious, dismal
sadly,
gravely, seriously
gravely, seriously
sadness,
seriousness
seriousness
safe,
make safe
make safe
safety,
custody, safeguard
custody, safeguard
sain,
said
said
salamander,
lizard-like animal supposed to live in fire
lizard-like animal supposed to live in fire
sale-work,
ready-made goods not of the highest quality
ready-made goods not of the highest quality
sallet,
light helmet, something mixed or savoury
light helmet, something mixed or savoury
salt,
lecherous
lecherous
salute,
touch, affect
touch, affect
sample,
example
example
sanctimony,
holiness, sanctity
holiness, sanctity
sanctuarize,
give sanctuary to
give sanctuary to
sand-blind,
half-blind
half-blind
sanguine,
red
red
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