Emily Dickinson Lexicon

maker (-'s), n. [OE.]

1. Carver; architect; shaper.
2. Creator; begetter; divine parent; Heavenly Father.
3. Poet; author; [see Gk ποητης, meaning literally 'maker'.]

malady, n. [Fr.]

Morbid or depraved condition of the body, mind, or morals.

malaria, n. [It. mal + aria, bad air.]

Bad air that produces disease.

Malay, proper n. [prob. Sanskrit malai, mountain; or Tamil malay, mountain.]

Southeast Asian person; citizen of Malaysia; inhabitant of the Eastern Archipelago; [fig.] pearl diver (see Browning's “Paracelsus”).

malevolence, n. [Anglo Norman < L. 'ill will'.]

Malignity; personal hatred; enmity of heart; inclination to injure others.

malignity, n. [Fr. < L.]

Extreme enmity; evil intent; wicked and deep-rooted ill will.

mama, n. [Variant of mamma < L.]

Familiar, endearing word for mother.

man (-'s, men), n. [OE] (webplay: adorn, armed, beast, boy, brave, cultivate, cunning, death, deity, die, drunken, emperor, escape, fellow, frugal, gain, giants, gods, growth, harm, himself, humble, independent, live, loved, obtain, oppressed, precarious, prudent, qualified, run, secret, silent, straight, strength, tyrannies, weary, wise, woman).

1. Mankind; the human race; whole species of human beings. 477 No Man can compass a Despair As round a Goalless Road
2. Male individual of the human race of adult growth or years.
3. Husband.
4. King; emperor.
5. Vassal; liege subject or tenant.
6. Mortal being; one who is subject to death.
7. God; Creator; the omnipotent.
8. Christ; Savior.
9. Poet; thinker.
10. Person; human being.
11. Neighbor; fellow man.

manacle (-s), n. [Fr. < L. manica < manus, hand.]

Handcuffs; shackles.

manacle, v. [see manacle, n.]

Fetter; confine; fasten; chain together; secure.