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Richard IIR2 I.i.18High-stomached are they both, and full of ire;High stomackd are they both, and full of ire,

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advancedraised up, held high, uplifted
a-heighton high, aloft
a-highon high, aloft
bestbest period, heyday, high point
bombast, bumbastwool padding, stuffing; also: high-flown language, empty words
bona-robahigh-class prostitute, good quality bit of stuff
bosomstomach, gut; or: being, person
botsstomach worm affecting horses
broadhigh and mighty, arrogant
browoverlooking shore, high-lying coast
bumbastwool padding; also: high-flown language
buskinedwearing high hunting boots [buskins]
callingvocation, profession, high station in life
caperbe lively, show high spirits
chopinetype of shoe with a high base
copatain hathigh-crowned hat in the form of a sugar-loaf
curvet[horse-riding] type of high leap
dearthcostliness, high value
dignitydignitary, high officer
dignityofficial position, high office, rule
divinehigh-priest, holy man
edgehigh and narrow ridge
emptyfamished, hungry, having an empty stomach
estatehigh rank, standing, status
esteemhigh rank, nobility
flamingextravagant, high-flown, vividly elaborate
fullfood-filled, stomach-swollen
fumeharmful vapour [rising from the stomach to the brain]
fustianhigh-flown, made up in a ridiculous way
galliardtype of lively, high-spirited dance
gentlemansomeone of high birth, nobleman
gentryposition of gentleman, high rank
goodhigh-ranking, high-born, distinguished
gorgethroat, stomach
gorgestomach contents
greatof high rank, eminent
greathigh, full
gulfhuge stomach, voracious gut
haughthaughty, arrogant, high and mighty
haughtyhigh-minded, aspiring, lofty
heightrank, high birth, high degree
highlofty, elevated, grand
highimportant, major, special
highproud, haughty, grand
highsophisticated, elevated, superior
highfully, altogether
highnoble, dignified, aristocratic
highvery great, extreme
highbuilt-up, raised
high-battledin charge of great armies
high-bornnoble, lofty, grand
high-colouredflushed, red-faced
high-crosscross in a town centre
high-dayday of celebration, festival day, holiday
high-daybefitting a holiday
high-engenderedcoming from the heavens, brought into being from above
high-judgingjudging from on high
high-loneupright by oneself, without support
highlyin high style, in an elevated manner
highlyambitiously, to be in a high position
high-mindedarrogant, haughty, imperious
high-pitchedhigh-aspiring
high-prooftested to the highest level, of proven strength
high-repentedbitterly repented
high-resolvedhighly determined
high-sightedhigh-flying, soaring beyond view
high-stomachedproud, haughty, stubborn
high-vauntingboastful, bragging, loud-mouthed
high-vicedfull of great wickedness
high-wittedquick-witted
high-wroughtextremely rough, highly turbulent
hugegreat, important, of high rank
largehigh, great, extensive
lavoltlively, high-leaping dance
madwild, uncontrollable, excitable, high-spirited
madamhigh-ranking lady
mainhigh tide
mawbelly, stomach; throat, gullet
meridianhigh point, culmination, climax
misproudwrongly proud, arrogant, high and mighty
moremen of high and low rank
mortar-piecetype of small high-firing cannon
mountedexalted, high, lofty
nobleof good breeding, high-born
orthographyspeaker of high-flown phrases, stylistically polished person
overgreatimperious, high-handed, excessive
overmountingmounting too high, over-ambitious
overshoot[miss a target by shooting too high] go astray in aim, wide of the mark
overweeningarrogant, overambitious, high and mighty
paunchstab in the paunch, wound in the stomach
pipingshrill-toned, high-pitched [either: of pipes; or: of women and children's voices]
pitchheight, elevation, high aspiration
pompgreatness, nobility, high rank
principalityspiritual being very high in the hierarchy of angels
privateordinary person, someone not holding high position
proudhigh-spirited, high-mettled
proudswollen, high, in flood
rankhigh, good, great
regardfullyrespectfully, with great esteem, with high praise
richhigh, noble, great
sea-coalmined coal of high quality brought by sea
sea-gowntype of robe with a high collar, short sleeves, and mid-leg length
sharphigh-pitched note, shrill sound
sharphigh-pitched, shrill, out-of-tune
shrill-gorgedshrill-sounding, with high-pitched voice
smallhigh-pitched, fluting, thin
smallnesssoftness, gentleness, high pitch
spirittroublesome devil, high-spirited fiend
statestately phrasing, high-flown expression
stomachelement of courage, exercise of valour
stomachanger, resentment, vexation
stomachappetite, desire [for food]
stomachfeelings, temper, state of mind
stomachwish, inclination, desire
stomachspirit, courage, valour, will
stomachresent, take offence at
stomachpride, obstinacy, stubbornness
stomachingcherishing bitterness, feeling resentful
stomach-qualmedtaken sick, fallen ill
talenthigh-value accounting unit in some ancient countries
talllong, high
triumphhigh point, joy of the moment
true[unclear meaning] skilful, of high quality; honest, justified

Thesaurus

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angel, high-placedprincipality
aspiration, highpitch
birth, highheight
birth, someone of highgentleman
boots, wearing high hunting buskined
coast, high-lyingbrow
degree, highheight
empty stomach, having anempty
expression, high-flownstate
fiend, high-spiritedspirit
hat, high-crowned in the form of a sugar-loafcopatain hat
hightall
highmounted
highproud
highrank
highrich
highgreat
highlarge
high and mightybroad
high and mightymisproud
high and mightyoverweening
high birth, someone ofgentleman
high birth/degreeheight
high officedignity
high officerdignity
high pointbest
high pointtriumph
high pointmeridian
high position, be in a highly
high position, someone not holdingprivate
high rankpomp
high rankestate
high rankesteem
high rankgentry
high spirits, showcaper
high station in lifecalling
high style, inhighly
high, heldadvanced
high, judging from onhigh-judging
high, mounting tooovermounting
high, ona-height
high, ona-high
high-and-mightyhaught
high-aspiringhigh-pitched
high-borngood
high-bornnoble
high-flownfustian
high-flownflaming
high-flown expressionstate
high-flown languagebombast, bumbast
high-flown phrases, speaker oforthography
high-flyinghigh-sighted
high-handedovergreat
high-leaping dancelavolt
high-lying coastbrow
high-mettledproud
high-mindedminded
high-mindedhaughty
high-pitchedsmall
high-pitchedsharp
high-pitchedpiping
high-pitched notesharp
high-pitched voice, with shrill-gorged
high-priestdivine
high-rankinggood
high-ranking ladymadam
high-spiritedmad
high-spiritedproud
judging from on highhigh-judging
lady, high-rankingmadam
language, high-flownbombast, bumbast
life, high station incalling
mounting too highovermounting
note, high-pitchedsharp
office, highdignity
officer, highdignity
pitch, highsmallness
position, someone not holding highprivate
praise, with highregardfully
quality, of hightrue
rank, highpomp
rank, highestate
rank, highesteem
rank, highgentry
rank, men of high and lowmore
rank, of highgreat
rank, of highhuge
ridge, high and narrowedge
speaker of high-flown phrasesorthography
spirits, show highcaper
station, highcalling
stomachbosom
stomachgorge
stomachmaw
stomach contentsgorge
stomach worm affecting horsesbots
stomach, having an emptyempty
stomach, hugegulf
stomach, wound in the paunch
stomach-swollenfull
style, in highhighly
tide, highmain
value, highdearth
voice, with high-pitched shrill-gorged
wearing high hunting boots buskined
wound in the stomachpaunch

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