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 cut [as of the edges of a coin] 16 items found
cut away the crust of a loaf
chip bread
cut down to size
take down (v.)
cut into
grave (v.)
cut into four pieces
quartered (adj.)
cut into tiny bits
mince (v.)
cut off a piece
sliver (v.)
cut off from its fellows
sequestered (adj.)
cut off from the wind
be-lee (v.),lee (v.)
cut open
break (v.)
cut short growth
nip (v.)
cut to pieces
quarter (v.)
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