Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: droughtless – drug
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droughtless, adj. [see drought, n.] (webplay: growth, thirst, water).
The opposite of arid or dry; plentiful; moisture-rich; no limit to a source of liquid or water.
drown (-s, -ed, -ing), v. [ME droun-; origin obscure.]
- Muffle; obscure; overwhelm; overpower; saturate; immerse; plunge; (see Exodus 15:4).
- Surround; replace one thing with another; (see Song of Solomon 8:7).
drowned, verbal adj. [see drown, v.]
Muffled; overpowered; immersed.
drowning, verbal n. [see drown, v.]
Deadly inundation; fatal immersion; suffocating under water; choking when submerged in water.
drowse, n. [see drowse, v.]
Drug; opiate; sleep medication; cause of slumber; [fig.] exhaustion.
drowse (drowsing), v. [OE drĂºsian, sink, become low, slow, inactive.]
Sleepwalking; walking slowly but continually; moving with effort; trodding despite pain or numbness.
drowsiest, n. [see drowsy, adj.]
Time of death; loss of consciousness; moment before sleep; transition period between life and death.
drowsiness, n. [see drowsy, adj.] (webplay: unsoundly).
Sleepiness; exhaustion; (see Proverbs 23:21).
drowsy, adj. [see drowse, v.] (webplay: sleep).
Sleepy; lethargic; dreamy; resting; somnolent; [fig.] downward; setting; declining.
drug, n. [ME < Fr. drogue; ulterior origin uncertain.] (webplay: demand).
Narcotic; medicine that alters moods; healer; panacea.