Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: trumpet – tube
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trumpet (-s), n. [Fr.]
- Cornet; brass instrument for patriotic music or civic ceremonies.
- Sounding of a horn; playing of an instrument to announce the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the resurrection of the dead; (see 1 Corinthians 15:52).
trundle, adj. [unknown.]
Rolling; moving; [fig.] invisible; nested; concealed; hidden away; out of sight.
trunk, n. [Fr. < L. truncus, main stem.]
- Stem; part of a plant.
- Bag; suitcase; portable; leather chest; container for traveling.
trust, n. [ON traust.]
- Faith; confidence; reliance.
- Security; surety; protection; insurance; familiarity.
- Hope; [personification] one who desires to see someone.
- Credit; agreed upon amount; promised future payment.
trust (-s, -ed), v. [ON traust.]
- Believe; be confident.
- Rely on; believe in; give credence to.
trusting, verbal adj. [see trust, v.]
Gullible; unwary; not vigilant.
trusty, adj. [see trust, v.]
Reliable; believable; deserving confidence; fit to be confided in.
truth (-'s), n. [OE tríewþ.] (webplay: God, fidelity, opinion).
- Reality; facts; actual state of things.
- Being; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be.
- Wisdom; verity; orthodoxy; real doctrine; sound philosophy; veracious principles; true religious belief.
- Veracity; purity from falsehood.
- Fact; principle; essence, as distinguished from an imitation.
- Sincerity; practice of speaking truth; habitual disposition to speak correct principles.
- Constancy.
- Correct opinion.
try (tried, tries, trying), v. [Fr.]
- Bear; endure; remain.
- Strain; struggle.
- Judge; examine judicially; prove by witnesses; examine by principles of law.
- Attempt; essay; seek; test the ability to.
- Endeavor; exert strength; make an effort; work in order to progress; stretch forward to accomplish something.
- Use; utilize; borrow.
- Prove; establish; show; demonstrate.
- Evaluate; appraise; assess; discern; study; ascertain the relevance, strength, goodness, value, or truth of.
- Examine; scrutinize; analyze; make experiment on; take a chance; prove by experiment.
- Phrase. “try one's wings”: attempt to fly; rely on the power of flight; [fig.] relocate; accept the next stage of bereavement; move to the next phase of development.
tube (-s), n. [Fr.]
- Pollen shaft; long slender projection that holds pollen in a flower.
- Stem; slender projection that hold the blossom of a flowering plant.