Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: test – thankful
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test (-ed, -ing), v. [OFr< L. testārī, bear witness, give evidence, attest, make one's will.]
- Try; attempt; prove; live through.
- Experience; undergo.
testament, n. [L. testament-um.]
Announcement.
testify (testified), v. [L. testificāre, bear witness, proclaim.]
- Prophesy; demonstrate; bear witness; give evidence.
- Claim; assert; declare; make a statement that supports.
testing, verbal adj. [see test, v.]
Probing; proving; examining carefully.
testing, verbal n. [see test, v.]
Experiment; essay; attempt; examination; trying; experiencing; taking a sample.
tether (-ed), v. [ON tjóðr.]
Confine; contain.
text (-s), n. [Fr. 'the Scriptures, that which is woven, web, texture'.]
Liturgy; sermon; prayer book; hymn lyrics; funeral service; scripture passage.
than, conj. [OE þanne, originally same as 'then'.]
- [A is in a greater degree over B.]
- [A is preferred over B.]
- [Conjunctive particle that links a comparison between a greater A and a lesser B.]
- Over; better than; preferred above.
- Besides; but; except for.
thank (-s, -ed), v. [OE þancian.]
Express gratitude.
thankful, adj. [see thank, v.]
Grateful; worthy of gratitude.