Emily Dickinson Lexicon

dinna, v. [Sc. for “do not”; see do, v.] (webplay: thou).

dinner, n. [ME diner; see dine, v.] (webplay: dine, have, meal, noon).

1. Principle meal of the day in late afternoon.
2. Pertaining to the meal.

dip, n. [see dip, v.]

Depression; decline; basin.

dip, (-ped, -s), v. [OE dyppan.] (webplay: finger, horizon, short, string, time).

Plunge; immerse; douse; (see Genesis 37:31).

dipping, verbal adj. [see dip, v.]

Plunging; immersing.

direct, adj. [Fr. < L. dīrigere, straighten, direct, guide.] (webplay: safety, straight, transact, way).

1. Open; unambiguous; overt; forthright.
2. Straight; frank; forward; to the point.

direction, n. [L. dīrectiōn-em.] (webplay: all, Bible, written).

Rule; order; governing; instruction.

directly, adv. [see direct, adj.] (webplay: eye, light, motion, place, road, signs, straight).

1. Squarely; exactly; accurately; (see Numbers 19:4).
2. Openly; expressly; straightforwardly; outspokenly.
3. Straightway; immediately; without delay; (see Ezekiel 42:12).

dirge, n. [dirige, the first word of the Latin antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam 'Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight'; see Psalm 5:8.]

Funeral speech; expression of grief; sorrowful address; mourning.

dirk (-s), n. [origin unknown.] (webplay: stab).

1. Dagger; knife; small sword.
2. Wound; stab; laceration.