Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: number – nut
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number (-s, -'s), n. [OFr.]
- Constellation; galaxy; solar system; Milky Way; objects in outer space.
- Group; any collection of things or people.
- [fig.] Poetry.
number (-ed), v. [OFr < L. 'to numerate'.]
Count.
numeral (-s), n. [L. numerus, number.']
Reckoning; [fig.] calendar.
numerous, adj. [L.]
- Plentiful.
- Full; expansive; choragic; melodious; musical.
Numidian, proper adj. [Of Numidia.]
Coming from an ancient Berber kingdom; pertaining to a former country in North Africa that included Carthage; [fig.] exotic; colorful; royal; imperial.
nun, n. [OE < L. 'monk', 'wet nurse', 'foster father'.]
Virgin; holy woman; saintly maiden; female recluse; one who is devoted to a religious life under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience; [fig.] poet; scribe; writer of meditations.
nuptial, n. [Fr, or L. nupt-, nuběre, to wed.]
Wooing; courtship; wedding song; marriage music; [fig.] bird call.
nurse, n. [ME < OFr nurice, L. nūtrīre , to nourish.]
- Medical assistant; helper of the sick.
- Nanny; nurturer; caretaker; childcare provider; surrogate mother.
nurture (-ed), v. [OFr norreture < L. nūtrīre , to nourish.]
Foster; develop; educate; train; school; cultivate; bring up.
nut (-s), n. [Germanic, *knud, nut.]
Casing; seed pod; outer shell; [fig.] body; mortal frame.