Emily Dickinson Lexicon

doubtful, adj. [see doubt, n.] (webplay: certain, child, day, eye, knowledge, life, see).

1. Not supposing.
2. Unlikely; improbable, yet possible; dubious.
3. Tremulous; not confident.
4. Not certain or secure [fig.] two-fold.

doubting, verbal adj. [see doubt, v.] (webplay: doubt, fear, knowledge).

Uncertain; fearful; hesitating; questioning; (see Acts 11:12).

doubtless, adv. [see doubt, n.] (webplay: believe, child, divine, fear, eye, go, knowledge, pretty, question).

1. Unquestionably; certainly; absolutely; undeniably; (see Psalms 126:6).
2. For certain; no doubt; indisputably; (see Isaiah 63:16). (1385)
3. Without doubt; [fig.] dually; as two.

dough, n. [OE dáh < pre-Germanic dhigh-, form of clay, knead.] (webplay: kneaded).

Uncooked bread paste; moist mass of flour or meal; pliable substance which becomes bread when baked; (see Exodus 12:34).

dove, n. [OE dufe < old Germanic dib-, dive, dip; analogous connection of L. columba with Gk. κολυμβίς, diver (bird).] (webplay: columba, house).

1. Flying creature; pigeon-like fowl known for its loyalty; graceful bird belonging to the Columbidœ family; animate being that lives on land but travels through the air; bird that Noah sent out to look for signs of land after the flood (see Genesis 8:8-12); [fig.] emigrant; explorer; pioneer; [fig.] courier; emissary; harbinger; messenger; angel; precursor; [metaphor] Holy Spirit; potential source of peace and inspiration, like the Holy Ghost; (see Luke 3:22); [metaphor] ship; boat; little vessel of discovery; [fig.] poetry; language as a vehicle for seeking truth.
2. Dear; gentle person; innocent one; beloved individual; guileless female; deceased girl; dearly departed one.

dower (-s, -'s), n. [OFr douaire < L. dōtāre, endow.] (webplay: great, life, portion, rich, woman).

1. Gift; endowment.
2. Money; property a wife brings to her husband upon their marriage.
3. Inheritance; share of an estate; property a widow receives following the death of her husband; [fig.] recognition from others; remembrance by others; fame after death.

dower (-ed), v. [see dower, n.] (webplay: life, portion, woman).

Endow; grant; confer; give as a wedding gift.

dowerless, adj. [see dower, n.]

Portionless; no inheritance; poor.

down, adv. [late OE dúne.]

1. In a lower place.
2. On paper; in letters; with an inscription.
3. Into weakness; having injury; being defeated; in a low condition.
4. Across; spanning through; in a linear movement along.
5. Strapped; confined.
6. Disappeared; vanished.
7. Below; underneath.
8. Descending from; dropping from; moving a higher place to a lower place on.
9. Off; shut; closed.
10. Below the horizon.
11. Fallen; flattened; demolished; from raised to level position.
12. In the grave.

down, n. [ON dún.] (webplay: lie, soft, wind).

1. Soft feathers; fine covering of baby ducks, geese, and other fowls; [fig.] gentle clouds; delicate mists.
2. Pillow; cushion; comforter; bed; resting place; [fig.; see down, adv.] snowbank; place on the ground.