Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bold, n. [see bold, adj.]

Gallant one; fearless person; brave individual; someone not easily put to shame.

boldest, n. [see bold, adj.] (webplay: standing).

Bravest; most daring; most adventurous; most dauntless; most intrepid; most assertive one.

Bolivian, proper adj. [Basque bolu, mill + ibar, river bank.]

South American; concerning the west-central nation of the southern continent in the Americans; of the republic that statesman Simón Bolívar founded in 1825; pertaining to mines in the lands of Bolivia and Brazil; [fig.] mineral-rich; wealthy in natural resources; [synonym] Brazilian.

bolt (-s), n. [OE 'cross-bow arrow'.] (webplay: decks, door, find, fine, lightning, metal, thunder).

1. Latch; lock; fastener; securing bar; object used to hold something closed.
2. Flash; discharge of lightning; sudden charge of electricity.
3. Jolt; energetic piece; forceful segment; piercing tune; insistent musical line; [word play] textile; roll of cloth.

bolt (-s), v. [see bolt, n.] (webplay: door, eye, house, shake).

Lock; latch; bar; secure; close completely; (see 2 Samuel 13:17-18).

bomb, n. [Fr. < L. bombus, bumming or humming noise.] (webplay: bursts, driven, thrown).

Shell; cannonball; explosive; gunpowder-filled weapon detonated by the lighting of a fuse; [fig.] explosion; blast; loud sound; disruptive noise; calamitous event.

bond (-s), n. [ME; phonetic var. of band.] (webplay: bind, free, holds, pay, vow, worthy).

1. Contract; deed; financial agreement.
2. Promise; agreement; pledge; vow; covenant; betrothal; (see Numbers 30:2).
3. Duty; faithfulness; commitment; loyalty; time of service.
4. Shackle; fetter; chain; restraint; that which confines; [fig.] trial.
5. Relationship; union; alliance; affiliation.

bondage, n. [ME < Fr.; see bond, n.] (webplay: imprisonment).

Slavery; captivity; serfdom; servitude; forced service; lack of freedom; (see Isaiah 14:3).

bone, n. [OE bán.] (webplay: animal, body, cells, color, covered, dog, dull, easily, fatty, firm, flesh, marrow, meat, nerves, portion, solidity, substance, swallows).

1. Vital skeleton unit; living osseous tissue; hard organic interior structure; [fig.] aid; inner support; sustaining structure; (see Job 4:14).
2. Dry skeleton unit; dead osseous tissue; [fig.] part; piece; rigid portion.
3. Material frame; physical portion; tangible part; corporeal segment of a human being; (see Isaiah 58:11).
4. Remains; skeletons; corpses; dead body parts; [fig.] mortality; death; (see Genesis 50:25).
5. Core; root; heart; inner part; [fig.] soul; source of intuition.

bonnet (-s), n. [ME < OFr chapel de bonet, hat or cap, < med. L.] (webplay: distant, faces, foot, forehead, head, rows, sides, small, way, winds, worn).

1. Head-covering; woman's hat; feminine cap; [fig.] petal; blossom; flower.
2. Cap; peak; top; crest; pinnacle; highest point; [fig.] snow-capped mountain.
3. Head-dress; fancy veil; [fig.] colorful clouds; (see Isaiah 3:20).
4. Crown; diadem; [fig.] bird's head.
5. Headstone; grave marker.
6. Zenith; upper track; higher path; highest point.