Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: hasten – haunt
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hasten (-ed, -ing), v. [see haste, n.]
Race; rush; hurry; scurry; accelerate.
hastily, adv. [see haste, n.]
Quickly; nimbly; swiftly; speedily; hurriedly.
hat (-s), n. [OE haet < Old Germanic.] (webplay: cover, crown, dignity).
- Cap; turban; toque; covering for the head; [fig.] crest; tuft; tussock.
- Symbol of status; head-dress showing the dignity of the wearer.
- Phrase. “To lift one's hat”: show respect; give a salute; raise up the hat as sign of recognition.
- Phrase. “throw one's hat away”: toss hat as sign of joy; [fig.] celebrate.
- Phrase. “hung his … hat”: establish residence; take up one's quarters; [fig.] begin the winter season.
hate, n. [OE hęte < Germanic.]
Aversion; revulsion; loathing; abhorrence; great dislike; intense disdain.
hate (-d), v. [see hate, n.] (webplay: love).
Abhor; loathe; detest; despise; dislike.
hateful, adj. [see hate, n.]
Odious; bitter; malicious; antipathetic; unsympathetic.
hath, v. [see have, v.]
haughty, adj. [Fr. haut, high.]
- Bold; energetic; high; mighty; exalted; lofty; presumptuous.
- Disdainful; contemptuous; prideful; ignorantly arrogant.
haul (-ed), v. [OFr haler.]
Pull; draw; waddle; drag oneself; move deliberately.
haunt (-s), n. [see haunt, v.]
- Place of residence; location frequented often.
- Habits; customs.