Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: disturb – diversion
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disturb (-ed), v. [ME < L. disturbāre, throw into disorder.]
Provoke; agitate; make uneasy; upset the balance.
ditch (-es), n. [OE díc; see dike, n.]
Trench; receptacle; dike; dug-out; place for refuge in warfare; place for refuse; (see Psalms 7:15).
ditty, n. [ME < L. dictāt-um, thing dictated, lesson, exercise.] (webplay: sung, tune).
Simple song; lyric; tune similar to the expressive and restorative power of poetry.
dive, v. [OE dýfan, dip, submerge.] (webplay: pearl, soul).
Swoop; plunge deeply into something; search a subject deeply; [fig.] hunting for pearls alludes to the Bible's pearls which should not be cast before swine.
diver (-'s), n. [see dive, v.] (webplay: pearl, plunge).
One who plunges; swooping bird of the genus Colymbus.
diverging, verbal adj. [mod. L. dīvergere, bend, turn, incline.]
Receding; swerving; deviating; departing from each other.
diverse, adj. [L. dīversus.]
Various; mixed; different; diversified; (see Leviticus 19:19).
diversified, verbal adj. [see diverse, adj.]
Various; contrasting; mixed; assorted.
diversify, v. [OFr diversifie-r < med. L. dīversificāre, render unlike.]
Differ; vary; enlarge upon or develop a subject.
diversion, n. [med. L. dīversiō.]
Distraction; divergence; deterrent in battle; move which deceives the enemy and renders him weak.