William Shakespeare: The Complete Works 2nd Edition (614 page)
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sans,
without
without
sapient,
wise
wise
sarcenct,
fine soft silk material
fine soft silk material
sauce,
over-charge, rebuke
over-charge, rebuke
saucy,
insolent, presumptuous, wanton
insolent, presumptuous, wanton
savagery,
wild growth
wild growth
savour,
smell, perfume, style, character
smell, perfume, style, character
saw,
saying, maxim, proverb
saying, maxim, proverb
say,
finely woven cloth, taste, saying
finely woven cloth, taste, saying
scab,
rascal, scurvy fellow
rascal, scurvy fellow
scald,
scabby, mean
scabby, mean
scale,
weigh
weigh
scan,
assess
assess
scandalize,
disgrace
disgrace
scantling,
specimen, sample
specimen, sample
scantly,
slightingly
slightingly
scape,
escapade, transgression; escape
escapade, transgression; escape
scarf,
officer’s sash, sling, streamer; blindfold, deck with streamers
officer’s sash, sling, streamer; blindfold, deck with streamers
scathe,
harm; to injure
harm; to injure
schedule,
document
document
school,
university, instruction, learning; reprimand, discipline
university, instruction, learning; reprimand, discipline
science,
knowledge
knowledge
scion,
shoot, slip for grafting
shoot, slip for grafting
sconce,
head, small fort or earthwork
head, small fort or earthwork
scope,
object, aim, purpose, theme, liberty
object, aim, purpose, theme, liberty
score,
notch cut in stock or tally in keeping accounts, account; to notch
notch cut in stock or tally in keeping accounts, account; to notch
scorn,
taunt, insult, object of contempt
taunt, insult, object of contempt
scotch,
cut, gash
cut, gash
scour,
hasten
hasten
scrimer,
fencer
fencer
scrip,
small bag, piece of paper with writing on
small bag, piece of paper with writing on
scrippage,
contents of scrip
contents of scrip
scripture,
writing
writing
scrubbed,
stunted
stunted
scruple,
tiny part, doubt, difficulty
tiny part, doubt, difficulty
scurril,
coarsely abusive
coarsely abusive
scut,
deer’s tail
deer’s tail
scutcheon,
shield with coat of arms; tablet showing armorial bearings of a dead man
shield with coat of arms; tablet showing armorial bearings of a dead man
seam,
fat, grease
fat, grease
sectary,
dissenter, one who pursues a particular study
dissenter, one who pursues a particular study
secure,
free from care, confident, unsuspicious; make confident or overconfident
free from care, confident, unsuspicious; make confident or overconfident
securely,
confidently, without suspicion
confidently, without suspicion
security,
confidence, overconfidence
confidence, overconfidence
seed,
mature, run to seed
mature, run to seed
seedness,
sowing
sowing
seeing,
appearance
appearance
seel,
make blind, close (a person’s eyes)
make blind, close (a person’s eyes)
seely,
foolish, innocent, harmless
foolish, innocent, harmless
seen,
skilled
skilled
seld,
seldom
seldom
self,
one’s own, same
one’s own, same
semblable,
similar, like, equal
similar, like, equal
semblative,
like, resembling
like, resembling
Seneca,
Roman tragic dramatist
Roman tragic dramatist
sennight,
week
week
sense,
physical feeling, sensuality, sexual desire, mental apprehension, mind, opinion
physical feeling, sensuality, sexual desire, mental apprehension, mind, opinion
senseless,
without feeling or perception, free from sensual sin
without feeling or perception, free from sensual sin
sensible,
perceptible, tangible, substantial, having sensation, sensitive, endowed with feeling
perceptible, tangible, substantial, having sensation, sensitive, endowed with feeling
sensibly,
having sensation, feelingly
having sensation, feelingly
sentence,
sententious saying, maxim
sententious saying, maxim
septentrion,
north
north
sequel,
series
series
sequent,
succeeding, following
succeeding, following
sequester,
separation; to separate
separation; to separate
sequestration,
separation, seclusion
separation, seclusion
sere,
dry, withered
dry, withered
serpigo,
a skin disease
a skin disease
servanted,
subject
subject
service,
what is placed on the table for a meal
what is placed on the table for a meal
setter,
decoy
decoy
several,
distinct, different, individual, respective, various
distinct, different, individual, respective, various
severally,
separately, at different entrances or exits
separately, at different entrances or exits
sewer,
attendant in charge of service at a meal
attendant in charge of service at a meal
shadow,
shade; to hide, shelter
shade; to hide, shelter
shame,
to be ashamed
to be ashamed
shard,
piece of broken pottery, patch of cow-dung
piece of broken pottery, patch of cow-dung
shark,
gather hastily together
gather hastily together
shaver,
barber, extortioner
barber, extortioner
shearman,
one who shears woollen cloth
one who shears woollen cloth
sheaved,
made of straw
made of straw
sheep-biter,
sneaking rascal
sneaking rascal
sheep-biting,
sneaking
sneaking
shent,
blamed, rebuked, reproved
blamed, rebuked, reproved
shift,
expedient, resource, trick, set of clothes; for (a) shift, to serve a turn; make (
a
)
shift,
contrive, manage
expedient, resource, trick, set of clothes; for (a) shift, to serve a turn; make (
a
)
shift,
contrive, manage
ship-tire,
kind of head-dress
kind of head-dress
shive,
slice
slice
shoat,
shallow, sand-bar
shallow, sand-bar
shock,
to meet with force
to meet with force
shog,
go, shift
go, shift
shoot,
shooting movement
shooting movement
shotten,
that has spawned, lean
that has spawned, lean
shoulder-shotten,
having a dislocated shoulder
having a dislocated shoulder
shove-groat,
shovel-board
shovel-board
shrewd,
wicked, mischievous, bad-tempered, dangerous, evil, difficult
wicked, mischievous, bad-tempered, dangerous, evil, difficult
shrewdly,
sharply, grievously, intensely, very much
sharply, grievously, intensely, very much
shrieve,
sheriff
sheriff
shrift,
confession and absolution, penance
confession and absolution, penance
shrill-gorged,
shrill-throated
shrill-throated
shrive,
to hear confession and absolve
to hear confession and absolve
shroud,
protection, sailropes; shelter, hide
protection, sailropes; shelter, hide
shuffle,
use trickery, smuggle, shift
use trickery, smuggle, shift
siege,
seat, rank, turd
seat, rank, turd
sight,
visor
visor
sightless,
unseen, unsightly
unseen, unsightly
silly,
helpless, defenceless
helpless, defenceless
simple,
medicinal herb, single ingredient in a compound
medicinal herb, single ingredient in a compound
simpleness,
innocence, simplicity, foolishness
innocence, simplicity, foolishness
simplicity,
ignorance, silliness
ignorance, silliness
simular,
pretended, plausible; counterfeiter
pretended, plausible; counterfeiter
sinfully,
with sins unatoned for
with sins unatoned for
single,
slight, trivial, sincere, simple
slight, trivial, sincere, simple
singularity,
eccentricity, own person
eccentricity, own person
sinister,
left (hand), unfavourable, unjust
left (hand), unfavourable, unjust
sink,
cause to fall, ruin; sewer, drain
cause to fall, ruin; sewer, drain
Sinon,
a Greek who by guile persuaded the Trojans to take the Grecians’ wooden horse into Troy
a Greek who by guile persuaded the Trojans to take the Grecians’ wooden horse into Troy
sirrah,
form of address used mainly to inferiors
form of address used mainly to inferiors
sith, sithence,
since
since
size,
allowance
allowance
skill,
judgement, reason, ability; to make a difference, matter
judgement, reason, ability; to make a difference, matter
skilless,
ignorant
ignorant
skimble-skamble,
confused, rubbishy
confused, rubbishy
skipper,
flighty youth
flighty youth
skirr,
fly, scour
fly, scour
slab,
half-solid
half-solid
slander,
ill-repute, disgrace, discredit; bring into disgrace, reproach
ill-repute, disgrace, discredit; bring into disgrace, reproach
slanderous,
shameful, disgraceful
shameful, disgraceful
slave,
enslave, make subservient to oneself
enslave, make subservient to oneself
sleave,
floss-silk, silk untwisted into line threads
floss-silk, silk untwisted into line threads
sleeve-hand,
cuff
cuff
sleided,
(of silk) floss, untwisted into line threads
(of silk) floss, untwisted into line threads
sliding,
slip
slip
slip,
unleash
unleash
slipper,
shifty
shifty
slippery,
unstable, fickle
unstable, fickle
slipshod,
in slippers
in slippers
slobbery,
sloppy, slovenly
sloppy, slovenly
slops,
wide breeches
wide breeches
slovenly,
nasty, disgusting
nasty, disgusting
slubber,
sully, hurry over
sully, hurry over
smatch,
taste
taste
smatter,
chatter
chatter
smock,
woman’s undergarment, woman
woman’s undergarment, woman
smooth,
flatter, gloss over
flatter, gloss over
smother
suffocating smoke
suffocating smoke
smug,
trim, spruce
trim, spruce
sneap,
snub, pinch with cold
snub, pinch with cold
snuff,
resentment
resentment
sob,
opportunity for a horse to recover his wind, respite
opportunity for a horse to recover his wind, respite
sod,
steeped, boiled
steeped, boiled
soiled,
fed with fresh-cut green fodder
fed with fresh-cut green fodder
soilure,
sullying, defilement
sullying, defilement
sole,
unique, mere, alone
unique, mere, alone
solely,
alone, entirely
alone, entirely
solemnity,
ceremony, festivity
ceremony, festivity
solicit,
urging, entreaty; move, stir, bring something about
urging, entreaty; move, stir, bring something about
sometime,
at some time, sometimes, once, formerly
at some time, sometimes, once, formerly
sonance,
sounding, signal
sounding, signal
sonties,
saints
saints
sooth,
truth, flattery
truth, flattery
soothe,
humour, flatter
humour, flatter
soother,
flatterer
flatterer
sop,
bread or wafer dipped in wine, etc.
bread or wafer dipped in wine, etc.
sophister,
one using false arguments
one using false arguments
sore,
buck, deer, in its fourth year
buck, deer, in its fourth year
sorel,
buck, deer, in its third year
buck, deer, in its third year
sort,
lot, rank, company, group, way, state; allot, ordain, come about, turn out, be suitable, correspond, adapt, fit, classify, choose, contrive, go in company
lot, rank, company, group, way, state; allot, ordain, come about, turn out, be suitable, correspond, adapt, fit, classify, choose, contrive, go in company
sortance,
agreement, suitableness
agreement, suitableness
sound,
utter, proclaim, keep sound
utter, proclaim, keep sound
souse,
swoop on, pickle
swoop on, pickle
span-counter,
game in which counters are thrown to lie within a hand’s span
game in which counters are thrown to lie within a hand’s span
spavin,
disease of horses consisting of swelling of joints, producing lameness
disease of horses consisting of swelling of joints, producing lameness
specialty,
special characteristic, possession, special contract under seal
special characteristic, possession, special contract under seal
spectacles,
organs of sight
organs of sight
speculation,
watcher, power of seeing, sight, looking on
watcher, power of seeing, sight, looking on
speculative,
seeing
seeing
speed,
fortune, outcome, protection, assistance; to fare (well or ill), turn out, be successful, assist, favour
fortune, outcome, protection, assistance; to fare (well or ill), turn out, be successful, assist, favour
speeding,
successful, fruitful; lot, outcome, success
successful, fruitful; lot, outcome, success
spend,
consume, exhaust
consume, exhaust
sphere,
orbit of a planet, one of the concentric globes supposed to revolve round the earth with a harmonious sound
orbit of a planet, one of the concentric globes supposed to revolve round the earth with a harmonious sound
spherical,
planetary
planetary
spial,
spy
spy
spigot,
peg in faucet of a barrel
peg in faucet of a barrel
spill,
destroy
destroy
spilth,
spilling
spilling
spin,
spurt
spurt
spinner,
spider
spider
spinster,
spinner
spinner
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