Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: transport – traverse
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transport (-s, -'s), n. [L. transportus, transferral.]
- Rapture; ecstasy; joy; intense emotion.
- Brilliance; radiance; brightness.
- Conveyance; carrying from one place to another.
- Ship or vessel used for carrying things from one place to another.
- Leisure; respite; relaxation.
transport (-ed), v. [see transport, n.]
- Convey; carry from one place to another; [fig.] enrapture; bear away the soul in ecstasy.
- Move emotionally; fill with intense feeling.
transporting, adv. [see transport, v.]
Delightfully; captivatingly; rapturously.
transporting, verbal adj. [see transport, v.]
- Carrying to another place; [fig.] transcendent; soul-changing; transforming; emotionally moving; [metaphor] capable of conveying the soul to heaven.
- Delightful; joyous; rapturous; filled with ecstasy.
trap (-s), n. [OE treppe.]
Stratagem; snare; gin; any device for capturing humans or animals by surprise.
travel (-s), n. [OFr travail, suffering or painful effort.]
Action of journeying; movement from one place to another.
travel (-led, -ing, ling, -s), v. [ME travill-en.]
- Go; move from place to place.
- Go by foot; make a journey.
- Phrase. “Travel on”: Ride; be conveyed by.
travelled, verbal adj. [see travel, v.]
Migrating; making regular journeys; having gone to many places.
traveller (traveler, -s, -'s), n. [see travel, v.]
- Pilgrim; [fig.] one who has died.
- Companion; associate; [fig.] mourner.
- Walker; pedestrian; sojourner; one who goes by foot.
- Pioneer; [fig.] lovers.
- Passenger; rider.
- Wayfarer; one who makes journeys; person who goes from place to place.
traverse, n. [OFr travers.]
Way; path; passage; bridge; thing built for crossing.