Emily Dickinson Lexicon

block, n. [ME > Fr. bloc.]

1. Neighborhood; immediate environs; portion of a road between intersections; [fig.] doorstop.
2. Stone; cube; solid mass; material from which something is constructed.
3. Guillotine; piece of wood for execution by beheading; [fig.] punishment; retribution for criminal activity.

block (-ed, -s), v. [Fr. bloquer.] (webplay: hinder, hindrance, long, metal).

1. Obstruct; impede; hinder passage; put a barrier in front of; create an obstacle for.
2. Obscure; cover; eclipse; screen; blur; shadow.
3. Phrase. “Block it up”: clog; close; dam; plug; shut.

blonde, adj. [Fr. > L. blundus, yellow.]

1. Fair; towheaded; having light-colored hair; [fig.] icy; frosty; blight causing.
2. Yellow; bright; flaming.

blonde, n. [see blonde, adj.]

Yellow; light color; golden hue; fair hair.

blood, n. [OE] (webplay: arteries, child, death, high, life, man, red, sacramental, sprinkled, stain, veins, whole).

1. Red body fluid; life-supporting liquid circulating through the body; (see Leviticus 17:11).
2. Feeling; temper; mood; sensation; circulation; rush of adrenalin; emotional activity; inner situation; state of mind; [fig.] hope; longing for freedom;
3. Kin; family; lineage; race; inheritance from ancestors; [fig.] commitment; covenant; bond; promise; vow; pledge; obligation; (see Hebrews 13:20).
4. Red; scarlet; crimson; [fig.] sunset glow (see 2 Kings 3:22).
5. Life; mortality; incarnation; fleshly nature; (see Ezekiel 3:18).
6. Flesh; meat; [fig.] nourishment; food and drink; (see John 6:55).

bloom (-s), n. [ME < ON blóm, flower, blossom, and blómi, bloom, prosperity.] (webplay: bud, expanded, flower, grapes, growth, life, opening, perfection, put, sweet, show, yield).

1. Spring; season of growth; time of renewal; [fig.] resurrection; restoration; hope of eternal life.
2. Poem; verse; lyric.
3. Pastoral beauty; natural splendor; [fig.] April; springtime.
4. Blossom; expanded flower; colored portion of a plant consisting of stamens, pistils, corolla, and calyx; culminating beauty of a plant before going to fruit.
5. Blossoming; state of growth; development of a plant; [fig.] life; vitality; vigor; strength.

bloom (-ed, -ing), v. [ME blomen; see bloom, n.] (webplay: blossom, flower, gathered, higher, perfection, put, trees).

1. Grow; prosper; burgeon; expand; come into full beauty; [fig.] resurrect; return from death to life.
2. Flourish; thrive; blossom; produce flowers; [fig.] live; (see Numbers 17:8).
3. Emerge; come out of a cocoon; [fig.] resurrect.

blossom (-s), n. [OE blóstm < L. flos.] (webplay: beauty, bloom, bud, flower, leaves, plant, rose).

1. Flower; bloom; floret that becomes fruit on a plant; [fig.] product; harvest; yield; (see Numbers 17:8).
2. Corpse; deceased person; dead body.
3. Thought; meditation; reflection; [fig.] poem; verse; lyric.
4. Aurora; sunrise; refulgence; glory; emerging light.

blossom, v. [see blossom, n.] (webplay: flower, plant, rose).

Bloom; grow; develop; flourish; swell; come into a fullness; (see Isaiah 35:2).

blot (-ted), v. [origin uncertain.]

1. Darken; stain; hide; obscure; cover up with ink.
2. Phrase. “Blot out”: erase; obliterate; destroy (see Isaiah 44:22).