Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sin, n. [OE 'offence, wrong-doing, misdeed'; related to L. sons, guilty.]

1. Violation of some moral principle.
2. Transgression of the divine law. l545/1577 Sin – a distinguished Precipice / Others must resist

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

To violate some moral principle. l46/84 Past that, he sins in peace

since, adv. [Old English sithan, to pass, to go.]

1. From that time till now continuously.
2. Within the period between then and now.

since, conj. [see since, adv.]

Because; seeing that.

since, prep. [see since, adv.]

During the period between a specified time and now.

sincere (-er), adj. [Latin 'clean, pure, sound'.]

Honest; straightforward; undeceiving.

sincerity, n. [see sincere, adj.]

The character, quality or state of being sincere; honesty.

sinew (-s), n. [OE.]

1. A tendon; a muscle; a nerve.
2. [Fig.] physical strength; supporting force.
3. Energy.

sing (-eth, -ing, -s, sang, sung), v. [OE.]

1. Of birds, crickets: to produce tuneful, musical sounds.
2. To make known by singing; announce.
3. [Fig.] as an extension of the bird metaphor in the poem: to speak or act; to have general ways.
4. Of people: to utter musical sounds.
5. To compose poetry.
6. Both D. and E. meanings are possible.
7. Of inanimate things: to give out a sound having the quality of a musical note.
8. [Fig.] communicate solemnly through sounds having musical quality.
9. Wish strongly, by singing hymns, to achieve immortality.

singing, verbal n. [see sing, v.]

Chanting; emission of clear musical note.