Emily Dickinson Lexicon

prize (-s), n. [ME prīs; see price, n.] (webplay: crown, deemed, estimate, eyes, gained, obtained, offered, plunder).

1. Spoil; booty; winnings; loot; plunder; pillaged goods.
2. Reward; award; gift; endowment; compensation.
3. Possession; property.
4. Victim; prey; quarry; [fig.] creature; being; hunted person; desired individual.

prize, v. [ME < OFr preisier, praise; see praise, v.]

Value; esteem; cherish; treasure; appreciate; hold dear; deem to be of great worth; recognize the rarity of; fail to take for granted.

probability, n. [Fr. < L. probābil-is; see probable, adj.]

Likelihood; plausibility; possibility; chance; reasonable certainty.

probable, adj. [Fr. probable or L. probābil-is, that may be proved, probable, credible < prob-āre, try, test, approve, make good.]

Likely; possible; feasible; practicable; viable; reasonably certain; beyond doubt; [fig.] promising; encouraging; hopeful; heartening.

probably, adv. [see probable.]

Likely; apparently; presumably; evidently; supposedly; ostensibly; doubtless; obviously.

probe (-d), v. [Late L. proba, proof, examination < prob-āre, try, test; see prove.]

Search; analyze; scrutinize; examine thoroughly; explore the depths of; study; ponder; consider; think about; mull over.

probing, adj. [see probe.]

Analytical; thoughtful; pondering; examining; scrutinizing.

probity, n. [L. probitās, goodness, honesty, modesty < prob-us, good, honest.]

1. Virtue; modesty; morality; integrity; uprightness; decency; rectitude; righteousness.
2. Strict conformity to law; compliance with the terms of an agreement.

problem (-s), n. [ME < Fr. < L. problēma < Gk πρόβλημα, thing thrown or put forward, question propounded for solution, set task, problem < πρό, before + βάλλειν, to throw.] (webplay: fall, gate, solution).

1. Question; riddle; puzzle; mystery; enigma; dilemma; difficulty; task; exercise.
2. Exercise in arithmetic; numerical computation; assignment to solve a mathematical question.
3. [Fig.] complexity of life; difficulty of mortality; task of solving the mystery of life and death.

proceed (-s), v. [ME < Fr. < L. prōcēd-ěre, go forward, advance, go on < prō-, before + cēdere, give way, yield, retreat.] (webplay: created, day, God, man, pass, progress, sun).

1. Go; walk; travel; progress; advance.
2. Continue; carry on; keep going.