Emily Dickinson Lexicon

drowse, n. [see drowse, v.]

Drug; opiate; sleep medication; cause of slumber; [fig.] exhaustion.

drowse (drowsing), v. [OE drúsian, 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.

Druid, proper n. [Fr. < L. < Celtic, 'tree-seer, oak-knower'.]

Forest; grove; oak-tree; leafy plant whereon mistletoe grows; [fig.] magic; mystery; transcendent; natural world; ancient order of priests in Celtic lands; [metaphor] poet; bard; cantor; diviner; oracle; philosopher; prophet; singer; song-writer.

Druidic, adj. [see Druid, proper n.] (webplay: nation, natural).

Fundamental; limbic; primal; primeval; [fig.] healing; magical; mystical; mythical; numinous; supernatural; transcendental; spiritual; otherworldly; [see E. B. Browning's Aurora Leigh and ED's letters.]

drum (-s), n. [MDu. tromme.] (webplay: beat, ear, heart, music, stretched, turning).

1. Military percussion instrument.
2. Eardrum; tympanum [used associatively.]
3. Cylinder; hollow container; musical instrument; [fig.] orb; globe that revolves on an axis.
4. Heartbeat.

drum (-s), v. [see drum, n.] (webplay: play).

Echo; pound upon.