Thesaurus
This is a thesaurus of all the glosses to the words in the Glossary, linked to the lines in the texts where these words are found.

The Thesaurus is the opposite of the Glossary. When consulting the Glossary, you know the word and you want to find out what it means. When consulting the Thesaurus, you know the meaning and you want to find out which Shakespearean words express it. How would he say 'arrogant' or 'companion'? The options are listed when you search for these words.

Disclaimer: our Thesaurus is a guide only to the words in the Glossary, and not an account of the way these words might be used elsewhere in the canon, or in Early Modern English as a whole. For example, we include Shakespeare’s use of mother to mean 'womanish qualities', but not in its ordinary sense of 'parent'. You can read more background about the thesaurus here.

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Search phrase speak 40 items found
speak bitterly
bite (v.)
speak entertainingly
speak holiday
speak fair words
gloze (v.)
speak falsely
fable (v.)
speak flatteringly
glose (v.)
speak in a charmingly affected way
carve (v.)
speak in private
whistle (v.)
speak inaccurately
misspeak (v.)
speak loudly
cry (v.)
speak more loudly
out-tongue (v.)
speak one's mind
say (v.)
speak openly
publish (v.)
speak out
call (v.)
speak privately
round (v.)
speak secretly
whisper (v.)
speak the truth
say (v.)
speak to the point
say (v.)
speak well of
smooth (v.)
speak with affectation
lisp (v.)
speak with authority
authorize (v.)
speaker, verbose
bagpipe (n.)
speaker of high-flown phrases
orthography (n.)
speaking, attempt at
accent (n.)
speaking, finish
say (v.)
speaking, in a manner of
manner, in
speaking, manner of
dialect (n.)
speaking, place for public
pulpit (n.)
speaking, right manner of
vox (n.)
speaking displeasing news
ill-uttering (adj.)
speaking in opposition
contradiction (n.)
speaking secretly
close-tongued (adj.)
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