Emily Dickinson Lexicon

breach, n. [ME; see break, v.]

Separation; gap; rupture; interruption; [fig.] estrangement; alienation; disaffection; loss of communication; (see Isaiah 58:12).

bread, n. [OE 'bit, piece'.]

1. Bit; piece; morsel; mass of cooked dough; food made by moistening, kneading, and baking ground flour; (see Genesis 18:5).
2. Sacrament food; communion wafer; edible symbol of Christ's body (see Matthew 26:26); [fig.] beauty; glory; resplendence of nature.
3. Food; aliment; maintenance; sustenance; subsistence; nourishment; nutriment; edible substance; (see John 6:35); [fig.] life; renewal; replenishment; vital force.
4. Revelation; philology; poetic inspiration; verbal satisfaction; fulfilment in words; (see Luke 4:4).
5. Charity; feast of love; communal meal.

breadth, (-s), n. [OE; see broad, adj.]

1. Measure; [fig.] material; fabric; textile; yardage; bolt of cloth; (see Exodus 26:8).
2. Width; measurement; geometrical dimension across; extent of a surface from side to side; [fig.] space; area; expanse.
3. Tolerance; acceptance; open-mindedness; being non-judgmental; [fig.] infinity; eternity; forever; timelessness; mysteries of the universe.

break, n. [see break, v.] (webplay: day, sleep).

Dawn; sunrise; beginning of morning; darkness turning into light (see Acts 20:11); [fig.] restoration; new life; resurrection from the dead.

break (-eth, -ing, -s, brake, broke, broken), v. [OE] (webplay: blow, burst, company, contract, day, earth, fall, heart, human, ill, interrupt, light, mind, new, passion, pierce, separate, sleep, stop).

1. Communicate; convey; cause to know; give surprising news.
2. Damage; crush; injure; wound; harm; [fig.] disappoint; wrong; offend; cause sorrow; affect negatively; (see Acts 21:13).
3. Change; convert; turn; transform; repent; sympathize; shift from self-interest to concern for others.
4. Write; engrave; appear as script; [fig.] be revealed.
5. Disconnect; rupture; splinter; come loose; split away; go asunder; [fig.] disassociate; disjoint; lose sanity.
6. Shed; drop; molt; cast down; throw off.
7. Grin; open; part; separate; begin smiling; spread out into a happy look.
8. Cease; finish; conclude; give up; lay down; depart; [fig.] sacrifice; offer as a ransom.
9. Bloom; sprout; spring; come forth; push out from below a surface; [fig.] resurrect; rise from the dead; emerge from the grave.
10. Sound; vocalize; make noise; be heard.
11. Fall; collapse; crash; descend; rupture; crack open; obtain release from natural restraint; (see Genesis 7:11).
12. Hit; crash; collide; move into shore; create a rhythmic sound.
13. Dawn; rise; grow light; [fig.] happen; occur suddenly; come to pass; become a reality; (see Genesis 32:26).
14. Suffer; sorrow; mourn; grieve; hurt; feel pain.
15. Arrest; attack; block; occlude; halt the function of; (see Jeremiah 14:17).
16. Dishonor; disregard; neglect; not keep; leave undone; fail to perform; not act in accordance with.
17. Endear; become sublime unto; create exquisite feelings in; cause deep love; overwhelm with intense affection.
18. Penetrate; touch; stir; affect; move; cause to feel; create a response in.
19. Phrase. “Break into”: rejoice with; sound as; start singing; begin vocalizing; cry aloud with; (see Isaiah 54:1).
20. Phrase. “Break up”: confuse; scatter; confound; baffle; bewilder; offset; destabilize; unbalance.
21. Phrase: “Break off”: end; finish speaking; fall into silence; (see Job 17:11); [fig.] die; utter last words; give last breath.

breaker (-s), n. [see break, v.] (webplay: shore).

Ocean wave; sea crest; whitecap; water hitting against rocks; sea coming onto the beach; surf creating a rhythmic sound.

breakfast, n. [see break, v. and fast, v.] (webplay: taking).

1. Morning meal; early repast; first food of the day.
2. Fuel; combustible material.

breakfast (-ed), v. [see break, v. and fast, v.]

1. Refresh; pause to eat; take a morning meal; consume food after a night without eating.
2. Consume; ingest; devour.

breaking, verbal n. [see break, v.]

1. Darkness turning into light; [fig.] restoration; resurrection; new life; rising from the dead.
2. Dawn; aurora; sunrise; first light; beginning of morning; (see Genesis 32:24).

breast (-s), n. [OE] (webplay: broad, conscience, full, heart, human, look big, meet, mind, names, placed, soft, strings, vestment, worn).

1. Corolla; center of pollen; central part of a flower.
2. Bosom; chest; upper torso; [fig.] bodice; shirt; blouse; upper part of clothing.
3. Conscience; disposition; sensitivity; center of affections; capacity for tender feelings; [fig.] spirit; essence; being; consciousness; divine center.
4. Heart; organ that pumps blood; center of the circulatory system in the human body; [fig.] earth; nature.
5. Consciousness; perception; awareness; capacity for emotions; seat of intellect.
6. Shell; pod; case; inner core; [fig.] rigidity; hard heart; limited response.
7. Love; care; protection; nurturing; guardianship; safe-keeping; [fig.] embrace; affectionate hug; (see John 13:25).
8. Body; physical being; mortal frame; [fig.] corpse; cadaver; remains.
9. Ground; hill; mound; knoll; rise of earth; swell of land; [fig.] supporting surface; place of rest.
10. Front part; upper portion; bird's thorax.