Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: knock – known
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knock (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OE cnocian.] (webplay: door, rap).
- [Lit.] rap with the fist; tap rythmically with the knuckles of the hand; [fig.] polite signal to arise; make one's presence known; draw attention; remind.
- [Fig.] desire; seek; ask.
- [Fig.] make a rhythmic sound; make noise; distract.
- [Fig.] nudge; prod; hint; prompt; happen; occur; appear.
knocker, n. [see knock, v.] (webplay: rap).
[Lit.] appendage fastened to a door which a visitor lifts and strikes to gain the attention of occupants; [fig.] heart.
knoll, n. [OE cnoil.] (webplay: small).
- Small rounded hill; mount; summit; hillock; hilltop.
- Burial mound.
knot (-s), n. [OE cnotta.] (webplay: ladies, threads, untied).
- Fastening made by tying thread together; union of cords by interweaving.
- [Fig.] unifying bond; association; interrelationship of events and experiences.
- [Fig.] group or collection.
know (-est, -ing, -s, -'st, knew, knewest, known), v. [OE ɔecnáwan.] (webplay: absence, acquaintence, ascertained, believe, blood, cause, certain, certainty, choose, circle, description, different, discovered, distinguish, doubt, evidence, examine, existence, exists, experience, express, eye(s). , fact, fire, fixed, fly, gained, God, grow, heard, heaven, human, ignorance, illumination, instructed, learn, limited, mind, notice, observation, part, perceive, perfect, person, planet, portrait, power, prudent, receive, recollection, recognize, rely on, remembrance, reports, see, senses, skillful, square, star, stranger, substances, taught, truth, twinkling, uncertainty, understand, unusual, water, will, wing, works, world).
- Perceive as real or true; recognize something as truth or fact through the eyes or other senses.
- Have full assurance; have satisfactory evidence of.
- Be cognizant; be aware of through observation, inquiry, experience, information; be apprised of.
- Feel acquainted with; feel familiar with through information, experience, or report.
- Be able; be versed or skilled in through instruction, study, or practice.
- Recognize by description, representation, remembrance, experience, or report.
- Distinguish one thing from another.
- Choose; favor; take an interest in.
- Exist; live; have being; have consciousness.
- Possess; own; confess; acknowledge.
- Disclose; reveal; make manifest.
- Experience; encounter; partake of.
knowledge, n. [see know, v.] (webplay: fly, instructed, mind).
- Acquaintance with any fact or person.
- Skill; technique.
known, verbal adj. [see know, v.]
Available; accessible; comprehensible; understandable.