Emily Dickinson Lexicon

mountain, adj. [see mountain, n.]

Hillside; alpine; growing at a high elevation.

mountain (-s), n. [OFr montaigne < L.]

1. Skyline; high place; rise of land; elevation on the horizon; [fig.] the earth; the footstool of God (see Matthew 5:35).
2. Highland; hill country; range of rocky elevated territory.
3. Obstacle; impediment; very large object; impressive entity that cannot be ignored.
4. Giant; titan; colossus; behemoth; [fig.] tidal wave; storm surge.
5. Volcano; large cinder cone of igneous rock.
6. Echo; reverberation; ringing of sound through canyons; sound reflection from the walls of high places; [allusion] Mt. Holyoke and Mt. Tom in western Massachusetts (see The Bay-Path by J. G. Holland, 1857).
7. Peak; massive hill; high rocky geologic formation; natural elevation of the earth's surface.

mourn (-ed), v. [OHG mornen, to sorrow.]

1. Grieve; bewail; lament.
2. Exhibit grief; wear the garments of mourning.
3. Painfully long for.

mourner (-s), n. [see mourn, v.]

1. Person who is grieving; one who mourns a loss.
2. One that follows a funeral in the habit of mourning.

mournful, adj. [see mourn, v.]

Expressing sorrow or sadness; dismal.

mouse, n. [OHG mus.]

1. Rodent; small animal.
2. Tiny annoyance; guilt.

mouth (-s), n. [OHG mund.]

1. Exterior opening of the face.
2. Surface opening; door; entrance.
3. Opening to a river or body of water.
4. Orifice through which one speaks.

move (-d, -s, -ing), v. [ME.]

1. Change place; posture.
2. Influence; promote; compel.
3. Dance; move in a rhythmical manner.
4. Work in a mechanical manner.
5. Pass from phase to phase.

mower (-s, -'s), n. [from mow < OE mawan.]

One who cuts grass.

Mozart, proper n. [Ger. mōd, spirit, mind, courage + hard, hardy, brave, strong.]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); Austrian musical genius; [fig.] master musician.