Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Teneriffe, proper n. [L. Pico de Tenerife < Chinerfe, possibly 'white mountain' or 'luminous one'.]

1. Peak; volcano on the Canary Islands; Atlantic isle known for volcanic peaks; legendary abode of the All-Creator.
2. Island inhabitant; person who lives on the largest of the seven Canary Islands off the coast of Africa.

tenet (-s), n. [L. 'he holds'.]

Rule that guides one's life.

tent (-s), n. [OFr 'to stretch'.] (webplay: soldiers, troops).

1. Temporary shelter.
2. [Fig.] an overcast sky.
3. [Fig.] the canopy of a blooming flower.
4. [Fig.] a hill or mountain as seen from the distance.

tentacle (-s), n. [L. 'feel, try'.]

[Fig.] the long-standing memory of an experience which elicits strong emotion.

tenure, n. [OFr teneure, hold.]

Being in possession of material goods.

tepid, adj. [L. tepid-us, lukdwarm.]

1. Warm and damp.
2. Emotionally distant.

term (-s), n. [Fr. < L. 'limit, boundary'.]

1. A period of time.
2. The length of one's life.
3. A word used to identify a concept or inanimate thing.
4. Conditions or restrictions on a transaction.
5. The name of an individual.

term (-ed), v. [OFr 'bring to an end, limit, fix'.]

Named, labeled with a word.

terminable, adj. [L.]

Of limited duration.

terminate (-s), v. [L. terminātus, limit, end.]

To end.