Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: disapprove – discernible
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disapprove (-s), v. [OFr.]
Dislike; condemn; censure.
disarm (-s), v. [ME.] (webplay: death, thing).
Weaken; take away strength.
disaster, n. [Fr. désastre, disaster, misfortune, calamity; des- dis- + astre star, destiny, fate.]
Misfortune; mishap; calamity; any unfortunate event.
disavow (-s), v. [Fr.] (webplay: man, one's).
Deny; disown; refuse; decline.
disband, v. [Fr.]
Dissolve; dismiss; break up.
disburse, v. [OFr.]
Give out; distribute; deal; dispense.
disc (-s, disk), n. [L. < Gk δίσκος, quoit, disk, dish.] (webplay: face, stone, sun).
- Field; realm; domain; surface; arena; sphere; bowl; basin; [metaphor] blanket; covering; [fig.] flake; hexahedron; six-point star.
- Face; countenance; visage; [fig.] headstone; tomb monument; grave marker.
- Oval; ellipse; globe; orb; world; circular appearance of the sun; round breadth of a heavenly body.
- Circuit; orbit; circular course; compass curve; [fig.] wheel; vehicle; path traveled by an object in a higher realm in Ptolemaic and early-Christian astronomy.
- Cycle; circumference; life span; [fig.] infinity; eternity; measurelessness; eternal round.
- Circle; ring shape; hoop-like form; seemingly flat round surface; [fig.] dome; firmament; vault of heaven.
- Shield; buckler; metal screen; circular combat instrument with insignia; [fig.] protection; security; indemnity; defense; explanation; alibi; vindication; refutation; excuse; justification.
discard (discarded), v. [OFr.] (webplay: away, old, see, service).
- Reject; refuse; thrust away.
- Throw out; scrap; dispose.
discern (discerned, -s), v. [Fr. < L. discern-ere, separate, determine.] (webplay: between, heart, man, see, sharp-sighted, things, time).
- Distinguish; differentiate; discriminate; (see Genesis 38:25).
- See; glimpse; spy; (see Matthew 16:3).
- Discover; detect; know.
discernible, verbal adj. [see discern, v.] (webplay: between, see).
Detectable; noticeable; understandable.