Emily Dickinson Lexicon

smoke (-ed), v. [see smoke, n.] (webplay: chimneys, house).

Produce vapor as a result of combustion.

smooth, adj. [OE.]

1. Calm; untroubled.
2. Deep; even; unmoving.

smooth (-ed), v. [see smooth, adj.]

1. To comb; to arrange; to brush; to put in order; to get tangles out.
2. To grind, to polish, to reduce roughness.
3. To comfort; to console.

smouldering, adj. [Obscure origin; poss. < Flem. 'hot'.]

1. [Lit.] burning. [Fig.] intense; persistent.
2. [Lit.] heated; softly glowing. [Fig.] enduring; passionate; combustible.

smuggle (-ed), v. [Gr. or Du.]

1. Conveyed secretly; stealthily.
2. Hidden; covered up; buried.
3. [Fig.] resurrect; overcome death.

snake (-'s), n. [OE snaca.]

1. [Lit.] a reptile.
2. [Fig.] enmity; ingratitude.
3. [Fig.] a brief length of time; a line (connecting two things).

snap (snapt), v. [Du. or Gr. ' beak, bill'.]

1. [Lit.] connect; join; seal; secure; catch; close.
2. Strike; break; attack; bite.
3. Broken; weary.

snare, n. [ON.]

Trap; pitfall.

snatch (-es), n. [Obscure origin; poss. related to snack < Du. or Flem. 'to snap (of a dog), to grasp, to desire, to talk, to chatter'.]

Line; bit; part of a song; ditty; excerpt.

snatch, v. [see snatch, n.]

1. [Lit.] grab; steal.
2. See; view; observe.