Emily Dickinson Lexicon

seesaw (-ing), v. [Reduplicative form perhaps suggested by the motion of a saw cutting wood.]

1. Sway; rock; move precariously.
2. [Fig.] vacillate; waver; be indecisive.

segment, n. [L. secāre, cut.]

Wedge-shaped form; geometric figure bound by two lines at an angle and a portion of the circumference of a circle; [fig.] apex; summit; peak.

seize, v. [OFr saisir, take hold, take possession of.]

1. Possess; clasp; embrace; take hold of with the hands; [fig.] enjoy; espouse.
2. Expropriate; commandeer; take without permission, but with pretense of legality.
3. Grab; catch; snatch; take possession of; [fig.] observe; perceive; watch; regard; notice; remember.
4. Phrase. “Seize upon”: take hold; overwhelm; capture.

seldom, adj. [OE.]

Rare; scarce; infrequent.

seldom, adv. [see seldom, adj.] (webplay: distinct, often).

Rarely; infrequently; almost never.

seldomly, adv. [see seldom, adj.]

Rarely; infrequently.

select (-s), v. [L. se- + legěre, collect, choose.] (webplay: choose.).

Appoint; determine; pick out; elect; embrace.

selectly, adv. [see select, v.]

Deliberately; carefully; with forethought.

self (selves), n. [OE 'strong'.]

1. Being; identity; definition of me.
2. Presence; physical being.

sell (-s, sold), v. [OE 'to give, deliver up, to offer'.] (webplay: buy).

1. Market; merchandise; peddle; auction; exchange for money.
2. [Fig.] deliver; give for a price other than money.