Emily Dickinson Lexicon

heart (-'s, -s), n. [OE heorte < Germanic.] (webplay: artery, blood, find, grief, honest, intention, joy, learn, life, love, mind, motion, passions, pleasure, power, secret, strength, thoughts, tree, willing, wise).

1. Contractile muscular organ that circulates blood through the body; [fig.] seat of emotion.
2. Central part; innermost portion.
3. Seat of feeling.
4. Soul; innermost thoughts.
5. Seat of love; hub of affections.
6. Seat of courage; source of bravery.
7. Mind; center of understanding.
8. Person; individual.
9. Phrase. “little Heart”: term of endearment.
10. Chest; breast.
11. Character; disposition; temperament.
12. Phrase. “break the heart of”: crush; overwhelm with sorrow.
13. Phrase. “honest heart”: sincere intent; truthful objective; honorable purpose.
14. Phrase. “have heart”: spirited enough; sufficiently courageous; prevail upon oneself to do something.