Base: lower-class, unworthy, illegitimate Bawd: pimp, procurer of prostitutes in fear or dread of possible evil or harm. : author Use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. - One moose, two moose. Shakespeare frequently uses words which no longer exist in modern English, or which have changed their meaning since Shakespeares day. Vocabulary.com can put you or your class Learn a new word every day. Drone definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription. Full search see also Classical mythology. Please choose from our range of subscription options. Renews May 8, 2023 SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS 2022 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN CRYSTAL, Alphabetical headword definitions for Hamlet, in the Bible, the first human being, in the Garden of Eden, who disobeyed God, advantageous position, place of vantage, superiority, [pron: e'nayas] Trojan hero, son of Anchises and Aphrodite; in Roman legend, the ancestor of the Romans, Alexander the Great; Macedonian king in 4th-c BC, known for his extensive empire, ancient Roman [i.e. 1. : a type of male bee that does not gather honey. droning definition: 1. - Spleen: anger, impulsiveness Shrift: confession | You can view our. compare 1 drone. The Giver - Chapters 1-4 - Vocabulary List | Vocabulary.com DRONE ON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Bawd: pimp, procurer of prostitutes by and by (adv.) Delivered to your inbox! Coil: trouble, chaos cover with a substance resembling size], excessively productive, exhausted by child-bearing, cosmetics, paint [for the face], beautifying, [unclear meaning] savage, degenerate; or: peacock, statement going against accepted belief, absurdity, negotiation, meeting [between enemies under a truce, to discuss terms], quality, attribute, gift, accomplishment [of mind or body], weapon with a long handle and a broad head, sometimes with a projection at the side, powerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to reason], obstinate, perverse, self-willed [contrast modern sense of irritable, morose], [pron: 'peelion] mountain in Thessaly, N Greece; gods revenged themselves on rebellious Titans by burying them under Mt Pelion, receptive, susceptible, capable of being affected, [pron: 'feebus] Latin name for Apollo as the sun-god; also called Phoebus Apollo, [pron: 'plawtus] Latin comic playwright, 2nd-c BC, poxy, disease-infected [with syphilis, smallpox], short piece of poetry [often inscribed inside a ring], venereal disease; also: plague, or any other disease displaying skin pustules, well-disposed, ready, inclined, receptive, [pron: 'priyam] king of Troy, husband of Hecuba; killed by Pyrrhus during the sack of Troy, privately aware [of], secretly knowledgeable [about], tested strength, proven power of resistance, impenetrability, experience, actual practice, tried knowledge, feature, characteristic, particular respect, (plural) military material, forces and supplies needed for war, make protestation, avow, affirm, proclaim, [pron: 'pirus] son of Achilles, who entered Troy in the wooden horse and killed Priam, cause of complaint, reason for hostility, difference, claim, [in hunting] heap of dead, pile of bodies, inviting interrogation, of whom questions may be asked, sensitive parts [of the body], tender flesh, quibble, equivocation, hair-splitting distinction, growing in abundance, excessively luxuriant [often unattractively], light sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting, capacity, capability, power of attainment, power of reason, judgement, common sense [often opposed to passion], argue rationally [about], debate the pros and cons [of], [of personal qualities] rendering of account, settlement of debts, [legal] procedure for transferring property into full ownership, requite (v.), past forms requit, requited, normal place of performance, usual venue [in the city], reversal, change, twists and turns [of fortune], circle surrounding the sovereign's head [on a coin]; ringing [of the voice], [pron: 'rosius] most famous actor of ancient Rome, 2nd-c BC, aromatic shrub, associated with remembering, blunt, forthright, straight, plain-spoken, openly, roundly, in a straightforward way, full draught (of wine), brimful cup, carousing, aromatic shrub, associated with repentance, pity, reddish-brown [the colour of a rough cloth once worn by country people], rich fur [from the animal, sable], expensive garment, disgraceful reputation, scandalous imputation, type of robe with a high collar, short sleeves, and mid-leg length, authentication, confirmation, attestation, make final arrangements, come to an agreement, certified, authenticated [through a wax seal], apparently, ostensibly, to outward appearance, ability to respond to sensation, physical perception, perception, awareness, discernment, appreciation, lacking human sensation, incapable of feeling, evident, perceptible by the senses, affecting the senses, sheriff's officer, enforcer, arresting officer, be of use, render service, be an advantage [to], [like a shark] gather together indiscriminately, collect hastily and uncritically, [from earlier verb shend] blamed, rebuked, reproached, sir [commanding, insulting, or familiar, depending on context], (plural) outlying parts, borders, outskirts, [used as a command] not so fast, wait a moment, be quiet, importuning, entreaty, urging [not necessarily immoral], celestial globe in which a heavenly body was thought to move, orbit, (plural) sentiments, faculties, traits of character, contemptuous treatment, scornful rejection, persons of rank, nobility, court, council of state, bond securing a debt with the debtor's land; legal security, note [produced by closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument], means of closing a finger-hole in a wind instrument, remarkable, startling, abnormal, unnatural, swaddling clothes, cloths for wrapping round a new-born baby, coarse, gross; or: comparing [one] to pigs, indiscriminately [taking all stakes at once], bewitch, take possession of, take into one's power, in the very face of, confronting face-to-face, human body [i.e.