Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: full – funeral
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full, adv. [see full, adj.]
- Very; verily; truly; really.
- Completely; entirely; [fig.] surpassingly; extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily.
- Directly; squarely; straight on; without glancing away.
- Panoramically; sweepingly; replete; having within its limits all that it can contain.
full, n. [see full, adj.]
Solstice; longest day; complete measure; utmost extent; highest state; topmost degree; maximum tilting toward the sun in the course of a year; day of most daylight in the northern hemisphere, usually June 20th or 21st.
fully, adv. [see full, adj.]
Completely; entirely.
fumble (-s, -d), v. [poss. OE folm.]
- Grope; move nervously; manage awkwardly; do something clumsily; make mistakes due to emotional stirring.
- Falter; waver; temporarily stop singing.
- Hesitate; speak haltingly; communicate without confidence.
fun, adj. [unknown.]
- Game; sport; joke; contest; competition.
- Amusement; diversion; mirth; playfulness; with good humor; [fig.] affection.
function, n. [OFr.]
- Purpose; design; aim; goal; program; objective; reason for existence.
- Necessary operation; essential process; performance of a vital organ; faculty of the body, mind, heart, or spirit; [word play on mathematical function] formula; equation; algebraic expression of quantity.
- Office; calling; role; obligation; [fig.] birth; regeneration; life force; source of power.
fund, n. [L.]
Stock; supply; capital; provision; [fig.] fount; source; quarry.
fundamental, adj. [Mod. L.]
- Long-lasting; permanent.
- Essential; important; imperishable; enduring; confirmable; verifiable.
- Elemental; unchangeable; eternal; everlasting; existential; perpetual; foundational; from the foundations of existence; according to the natural order of creation.
- Elementary; simple; primary; basic.
fundamental, adv. [see fundamental, adj.]
Truly; really; verily; reliably; primarily; principally; with good evidence.
funeral, n. [OFr.]
- Burial service; ceremony of remembrance for the dead.
- End; conclusion; finish; termination; farewell; formal goodbye; final leave-taking.
- Interment procession; burial cortege; grave retinue; [fig.] death.