Emily Dickinson Lexicon

question (-s), n. [OFr < L. quærěre, ask, inquire.] (webplay: answer, dead, judicial).

1. Quest; purpose; mission; [fig.] missile; epistle; message; poem; verse; [fig.] request; petition; prayer; [metaphor] dove; bird sent by Noah from the ark to discover the existence of dry land (see Genesis 8:8-12).
2. Inquiry; query; search for knowledge; act of asking.
3. Curiosity; inquisitiveness; desire to know an answer.
4. Debate; problem.
5. Doubt; uncertainty; misgiving; reservation.
6. Subject; issue; topic; point of discussion.