Emily Dickinson Lexicon

among ('mong), prep. [OE on + gemang, mingling, assemblage, crowd.] (webplay: number, possessing).

1. Amidst; as part of; in the company of.
2. With; mingled with.
3. In; inside; within; contained in; below the surface of.
4. Accompanying; associated with; connected with.
5. Hidden in.
6. Surrounded by; in the environment of.
7. Throughout.

amount, n. [OFr < L. ad + montem, to the hill, hillward, upward.]

Quantity; number; sum; mass; volume; abundance.

Amphitrite, proper n. [poss. 'wearing away all around,' 'corrode,' < Gk amphr, about, around + tru, I wear out.]

Wife of Poseidon; Greek goddess of the sea; mythical mother of Triton; [fig.] the supernatural power of an ocean.

ample (-er, -est), adj. [Fr. < L. ampl-us, large, capacious, abundant.]

1. Large; broad; plentiful; full; bountiful; spacious; extensive; great; vast.
2. Sufficient; appropriate; adequate; large enough.
3. Generous; giving; unselfish; beneficent.
4. Populous; well-populated; containing numerous people.

ample, adv. [see ample, adj.]

With more ease; more conveniently.

amplitude, n. [Fr. < L. 'breadth'.]

1. Extent; expanse; space; spaciousness.
2. Greatness; prominence; importance; advancement; development; self-fulfillment.

amply, adv. [see ample, adj.] (webplay: sufficiently).

Sufficiently; adequately; enough.

amputate (-ed), v. [L. amb, about + putā-re, to prune.]

1. Cut off; take away; [fig.] spurn; reject; refuse.
2. Remove surgically; [fig.] lost; gone; unseen.

amulet, n. [Fr. or L.] (webplay: worn).

1. Talisman; bauble; protective charm; lucky necklace or pin; trinket worn for good fortune; [fig.] flower; blossom.
2. Ornament; little fragment.

an, indefinite article. [see a, indefinite article.]