Emily Dickinson Lexicon

rent, n. [OFr < L. *rendita; see render, v.] (webplay: tenant).

Monthly sum of money owed to a property owner for the use of housing.

rent (-s), v. [see rent, n.] (webplay: house).

1. Lease; occupy; inhabit; dwell in; lodge in; live in; reside in.
2. Tear; split; burst; fracture; rupture; [fig.] exceed; surpass.

renunciation, n. [see renounce, v.] (webplay: world).

Asceticism; self-discipline; self-denial; abstention from worldly pleasures; strict control of mortal passions; refusal to indulge in gratification of physical desires.

reorganize (-s), v. [L. re-, again + L. organ-um < Gr. 'instrument, organ, musical instrument'.] (webplay: compound).

Change; alter; transform; regenerate; cause to be reevaluated; force to be reexamined.

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

Process of fixing something.

repair (-ed, -ing), v. [OFr reparer or L. re-, again + parāre, make ready, put in order, prepare.]

1. To go, or to make ones way to or from a place or person.
2. Fix; make whole; restore to a good or sound state, after injury or decay.

repast, n. [OFr < late L. re-, again + pascěre, to feed.]

1. Meal; sustenance; nutrition; [fig.] spiritual food; [word play on “repassed”] daily bread (see Matthew 6:11).
2. Feast; banquet; [fig.] celebration.

repay, v. [OFr re-, back + payer, pay.]

To make return in favor or deed.

repeal, n. [see repeal, v.]

repeal (-ed), v. [AFr re- + appeler, appeal.]

Revoked or abrogated.