Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: dread – dress
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dread, n. [see dread, v.] (webplay: awe, awful, danger, fear, fright, terror, uneasiness).
Fear; apprehension; panic; (see Genesis 9:2).
dread, v. [early ME dreden; see dread, adj.] (webplay: cause, fear).
Fear; tremble; apprehend; expect with anxiety; (see Deuteronomy 1:29).
dream (-s), n. [early ME drém.] (webplay: friend, God, life, man, mind, real, see, sleep, think, thought, time, view, visionary).
- Vision; apparition; other world image.
- Insight; revelation; heightened state of awareness; (see Genesis 20:3).
- Poetic imagination; goals; aspirations; ambitions.
- Fiction; imagination; fantasy; vision; (see Genesis 37:20).
- Images; ideas in sleep; more revealing than waking thoughts; (see Genesis 31:24).
- Spiritual bliss; vision of perfection; utopia; (see Ecclesiastes 5:7).
dream (-ed, -ing), v. [OE dréman.] (webplay: absent, diving, entertains, friend, life, mind, reading, real, see, sleep, thought, unfounded).
- Imagine; invent; make believe.
- Daydream; use time trivially.
- Fantasize; pretend; act as of; make believe; create an imaginary alternative.
- Envision; experience in slumber; see while asleep; have mental images appear during the Rapid Eye Movement portion of the mind's resting state; (see Genesis 28:12).
dreamy, adj. [see dream, n.] (webplay: command, see).
Sleepy; lethargic; oblivious; motionless.
drear, n. [see dreary, adj.]
Dismal; desolate; cold; death.
dreary (drearier), adj. [OE dréoriy, gory, bloody, sorrowful, sad.]
- Worse; more disappointing; more disgruntled.
- Tedious; weary; boring; tiresome; dull.
dregs, n. [Norse; cf. Sw. drägg, dregs, lees.]
Leftovers; remains; sediment of a drink; (see Psalms 75:8).
dress (-es), n. [see dress, v.] (webplay: fitting, men, wearing).
- Garment; covering; clothing; attire.
- Outer appearance; facade; guise.
dress (-ed, -es, drest), v. [OFr dresse-r, arrange < L. dīrect-us, direct.] (webplay: adorn, beds, garden, men, raiment).
- Adorn; embellish; decorate; deck; (see Exodus 30:7).
- Clothe; cover; put on ceremonial garments; (see Genesis 18:7).