Emily Dickinson Lexicon

nail, n. [OE nœgel, nail.]

1. Spike; rivet; short pointed metal piece used to secure a dwelling; (see Judges 4:21-22).
2. Peg; hanger; hook; small piece of metal used for suspending something.
3. Brad; stud; boss; construction item; small pointed piece of metal with a head for pounding with a hammer into timber; [fig.] instrument of crucifixion (see John 20:25); [metaphor] agony; suffering; excruciating pain.

nail, n. [OE nœgel, nail.]

1. Spike; rivet; short pointed metal piece used to secure a dwelling; (see Judges 4:21-22).
2. Peg; hanger; hook; small piece of metal used for suspending something.
3. Brad; stud; boss; construction item; small pointed piece of metal with a head for pounding with a hammer into timber; [fig.] instrument of crucifixion (see John 20:25); [metaphor] agony; suffering; excruciating pain.

nail (-s), v. [see nail, n.]

1. Push; press; drive; force; impel; pound; hit with a hammer; [fig.] will; insist; assert.
2. Shut; close; [fig.] cause to be blind; take the sight from.
3. Secure; fasten; fix with a pin; [fig.] finish; [metaphor] heal; seam; suture; sew together; close a wound; (see Isaiah 22:23).

nail (-s), v. [see nail, n.]

1. Push; press; drive; force; impel; pound; hit with a hammer; [fig.] will; insist; assert.
2. Shut; close; [fig.] cause to be blind; take the sight from.
3. Secure; fasten; fix with a pin; [fig.] finish; [metaphor] heal; seam; suture; sew together; close a wound; (see Isaiah 22:23).

naked, adj. [OE.]

1. Defenseless; unarmed; uncovered; vulnerable to attack; without protection from injury; [fig.] mortal; earthly; subject to death; (see Job 1:21).
2. Plain; austere; evident; manifest; exposed; undisguised; not hidden; open to view; [fig.] frank; blunt; candid; direct; just; rigorous; severe; stern; strict; straight; unavoidable; painfully honest.
3. Deprived; having none; not inclosed; without container.
4. Bare; leafless; stripped of leaves; without foliage.

naked, adj. [OE.]

1. Defenseless; unarmed; uncovered; vulnerable to attack; without protection from injury; [fig.] mortal; earthly; subject to death; (see Job 1:21).
2. Plain; austere; evident; manifest; exposed; undisguised; not hidden; open to view; [fig.] frank; blunt; candid; direct; just; rigorous; severe; stern; strict; straight; unavoidable; painfully honest.
3. Deprived; having none; not inclosed; without container.
4. Bare; leafless; stripped of leaves; without foliage.

name (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: fame, honor, species, star).

1. Moniker; appellation; written identity symbol; letters expressing the set of sounds that one is known by.
2. Toponym; symbol for a place; [fig.] reputation; eminence; distinction; prestige; status.
3. Person; personage; [fig.] God; Deity; divine Being.
4. Memory; image; character; personality; existence; life; specified human being.
5. Authority; agency; office; representation; honor; sphere of action; power to bless.

name (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: fame, honor, species, star).

1. Moniker; appellation; written identity symbol; letters expressing the set of sounds that one is known by.
2. Toponym; symbol for a place; [fig.] reputation; eminence; distinction; prestige; status.
3. Person; personage; [fig.] God; Deity; divine Being.
4. Memory; image; character; personality; existence; life; specified human being.
5. Authority; agency; office; representation; honor; sphere of action; power to bless.

name (-d), v. [see name, n.]

1. Be able to say; be able to explain.
2. Say; pronounce; evoke; invoke; conjure; call out.
3. Call; identify; appoint.

name (-d), v. [see name, n.]

1. Be able to say; be able to explain.
2. Say; pronounce; evoke; invoke; conjure; call out.
3. Call; identify; appoint.