Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: thunder – tick
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thunder (-s, -'s), n. [OE þunor, to stretch, resound.]
- Impact; roar; shock; reverberation; [fig.] intense emotion; profound feelings.
- Sound after lightning; booming noise after an electric discharge.
thunderbolt, n. [OE.]
Shaft; flash; brilliant electrical charge; jagged lightning strike with its booming sound; [fig.] shock; stunning thought; dazing realization; dazzling recognition.
thus, adv. [Old Saxon.]
So; in this manner; in that way; by such means.
thwart (-ed), v. [ME þwert, across.]
Cross; oppose; frustrate; hinder; impede; obstruct; limit the progress of.
thy, pron. [Early ME þi, reduced form of þin, thine; see thou, pron. and thee, pron.]
- Your; [anaphoric reference; in 85/87 “thy” refers back to “Jesus” in the text].
- Your; that thou hast; [genitive form of “thou”; possessive adjective determiner.]
thyme, n. [F. < L. < Gk; see by-thyme, n.]
Aromatic herb; pungent garden plant; spicy garnish for a meal; [word play on “time”] era; time period; [fig.] poem; metrical language.
thyself, pron. [OE þé; see thy and self.]
- You, emphatically; even you.
- Your soul; your being; your essence; your influence.
- Yourself; you.
tiara (-s), n. [L. tiāra, the papal crown.]
Richly jeweled ornament that ladies wear in their hair; [fig.] fascicle; booklet; selection of poems.
tick, n. [Du.]
Click; noise of a timepiece; tiny quick sound that marks the passing of a second in time.
tick (-ed, -ing), v. [Du.]
- Mark the passage of a second; make a sound to indicate the passing of a moment in time; [fig.] beat; pulse; maintain the heart's pumping of blood.
- Move; mark time; [fig.] breathe; be mortal; have a heartbeat.