Emily Dickinson Lexicon

here, adv. [OE hér < Germanic.] (webplay: attempt, drinking, happy, life, night, place, present, there).

1. In this place; in the immediate vicinity.
2. In the present state.
3. Phrase. “here and there”: in this place and that; in various locations; at sundry unplanned localities; [fig.] now and then; occasionally.
4. Phrase. “nor here nor there”: unimportant; of little consequence.
5. In this world.
6. At this point
7. In this matter

here (-s, -'s), n. [OE hęre < Germanic.]

Site; place; locale; setting; geographic area.

herein, adv. [see here, adv., in, prep.]

In this; within; in this place.

heresy (heresies), n. [OFr < L. < Gk. α ἵρεσις.] (webplay: church, faith, law).

Dissent; nonconformity; defection from a dominant belief; doctrine held contrary to the authoritative standard.

hermetic, adj. [L. hermeticus.] (webplay: seal).

1. Magical; alchemical; scientific; pertaining to the philosophic explanation of natural phenomena.
2. Perfect; air-tight seal; allowing nothing to escape.

hero (-es), n. [Fr. < L. < Gk. ἥ ρωεs.] (webplay: brave, immortality, lord, man, mortal).

Man of valor; illustrious warrior; person of superhuman strength, courage, and ability.

heroic, adj. [see hero, n.] (webplay: brave).

Bold; brave; daring; illustrious; enterprising; pertaining to the deeds of heroes.

heroine, n. [see hero, n.]

Female hero; woman of brave spirit; accomplisher of noble deeds.

heroism, n. [see hero, n.]

Honor; valor; bravery; courage; qualities of a hero; deeds accomplished by a hero.

Herschel, proper n. [German/Yiddish Hirsch, deer.]

Sir William Herschel (1738-1822); astronomer who discovered a distant planet in 1781; [fig.] Uranus; heavenly body; remote satellite of the sun.