Emily Dickinson Lexicon

gain (-s), n. [ON gagn.] (webplay: come, conceive, good, grow, hopes, industry, living, lose, measures, mountain, reach, rich, sea, shoulder, take, things, victory, whole, wind).

1. Shock; stir; excitement; stunned feeling; quickening of heart rate; [fig.] lightning; surge in voltage; charge of electricity.
2. Blessing; benefit; opposite of loss; [fig.] life; love; poetic inspiration.
3. Favor; reward; booty; distinction; higher degree.
4. Profit; increase.