Emily Dickinson Lexicon

moonless, adj. [see moon, n.]

Without light; dark because of an absence of moonlight.

moor, n. [Fr. < Gk 'dark, obscure'.]

1. Area of land saturated with water, usually overgrown with grass and weeds, sometimes giving the false appearance of dry ground.
2. Chain or rope used to secure or anchor something in place. 16/App13 By beck, or burn or moor!

moor, v. [Sp. and Port. ammarrar.]

Be bound or secured by cables or chains.

mooring (-'s), n. [see moor, v.]

Chain or rope used to secure or anchor something in place.

moral (-s), n. [Fr., Sp., It. < L. mos, moris (pl. mores), manner.]

1. Lesson taught by example, usually recited though fiction or fable; way to direct one's life.
2. Way to live in relation to other people; guidance as to societal norms of what is right and wrong.

more, adj. [OE.]

Greater; additional; further; surpassing.

more, adv. [see more, adj.]

1. Greater; enhanced degree of; larger measure of.
2. Again; further; additionally.
3. To a greater degree.

more, n. [see more, adj.]

Extra; anything else; special effort; a greater amount.

morn (-s), n. [OE morgen.]

1. Early hours of daylight; first part of the day; poetic shortening of the word “morning.”
2. Daybreak; dawn; the beginning of the morning.
3. [Fig.] first or early part of something.
4. [Fig.] resurrection; renewal; rebirth.
5. [Fig.] end of pain or darkness; relief.

morn'g, n. [see morning, n.]