Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: tuck – tun
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tuck (s), noun. [see tuck, v.]
Pleat; insert; stitch for fitting a garment; decorative seam in a piece of clothing.
tuck (-ing), verb. [ME tuke, to jerk, tuck, tug.]
Inclose; secure; protect in a snug place.
tuft (-s), n. [poss. Fr. touffe < L. tūfa, helmet crest.]
Gust; breeze; swell; crest; sudden occurrence.
tug (-s, tugging), v. [ME.]
- Jerk; pull vigorously; [fig.] resist; strive; fight against.
- Struggle; labor; work hard.
- Beat faster; increase in pulse; [fig.] move with emotion; pound with excitement.
tulle, n. [Fr.; entry does not appear in Webster's 1844 dictionary.]
Nett; gauze; sheer cloth; soft material; fine-spun textile; veil of delicately-woven fabric; [fig.] ground cover.
tumble (-d, -s), v. [ME.]
- Jump; roll; turn over in flight.
- Topple; fall precipitously; come down suddenly.
tumbled, verbal adj. [see tumble, v.]
Tossed; tousled; disheveled; shook up; [fig.] looted; sacked; rifled; plundered; ransacked.
tumult, n. [L. 'to swell.']
- Cacophony; din; clamor; uproar; disarray; noisy confusion.
- Confusion; commotion; trouble; turmoil; growing agitation.
tumultuous, adj. [OFr; see tumult, n.]
- Turbulent; restless; wave-tossed.
- Disorderly; volatile; very active; incessantly moving.
tun, n. [OE; see ton.]
Cask; tub; vat; barrel; large vessel; [fig.] balloon; flying body; heavy airborne object.