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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 move 56 items found

move

draw (v.),excite (v.),flow (v.),glance (v.),grow (v.),induce (v.),pierce (v.),run (v.),shake (v.),solicit (v.),stir (v.),stir (v.),sway (v.),touch (v.),trip (v.),wag (v.)

move, make a

move (v.),offer (v.)

move, on the

abroad (adv.),afoot (adv.)

move, power to

move, train to

move about

buzz (v.),stir (v.)

move about aimlessly [as does a lackey]

move abruptly

move ahead

move along

drive (v.),transport (v.)

move away

budge, bodge (v.)

move back

bear back (v.),fall off (v.)

move briskly

move cringingly

move easily

move forward

make up (v.),step in (v.)

move gracefully

move in a roundabout way

coast (v.),fetch about (v.)

move in a zigzag

move in suddenly

move in turmoil

move jerkily [as in a jig]

gig, gidge (v.)

move majestically

move off

remove (v.),start (v.)

move off quickly

move on

carry (v.),jog (v.),pace (v.),pass (v.)

move quickly

move sluggishly

move stealthily

stalk (v.),steal on (v.)

move stealthily in concealment

move towards

come in (v.),encounter (v.),make to (v.)

move unsteadily

move up and down

move with a sudden bound

move with force

move with rapture

moveable possessions

moved, be profoundly

moved, easily

flexible (adj.)

moved, not readily

movement

action (n.),agitation (n.),bend (n.),conversation (n.),current (n.),gait (n.),motion (n.),progress (n.),step (n.),stir (n.),travail, travel (n.)

movement, affected

movement, aggressive

movement, billowing [of clouds]

movement, cessation of

still-stand (n.)

movement, graceful

movement, inner

movement, lively

movement, nimble

movement, obedient

movement, pattern of

movement, rhythmical

march (n.),motion (n.)

movement, sudden

start (n.),wrench (v.)

movement of people

mover

exhibiter, exhibitor (n.),motive (n.),motive (n.)

mover away