Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: volcano – vulture
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volcano (-es), n. [It. < L. Vulcānum.] (webplay: earth, fire, lava, mountains, seen, Sicily, smoke, Vesuvius).
volume (-s), n. [OFr < L. volūmen, coil, wreath, roll; < L. volvere, to roll.] (webplay: ancients, Bible, book, vast, written).
vote, n. [L. vōtum, vow, wish; < L. vovēre, to vow, desire.] (webplay: ballot, elections, hand, little).
vote (-d), v. [L. vōt- < L. vovēre, vōtāre, to vow, desire, to devote by a vow.] (webplay: grant, knowledge, little, passing).
vouch (vouches), v. [AFr and OFr vocher, voucher, to call, summon, invoke , claim; < L. vocāre, to call.] (webplay: bear, God, love, make, old, permit, solemn, stand, taking).
vow (-s), n. [AFr vu < L. vōt-um, vote < pa. pple. L. vōvēre, to promise solemnly, to pledge, dedicate.] (webplay: bear, bonds, build, careful, court, father, give, God, great, love, made, make, moon, old, proving, serves, shall, silent, single, solemn, taking, together, unless, victory).
vow, v. [OFr vouer < vow (-s), n.] (webplay: make, pay, worthy).
vulgar, adj. [L. vulg-us, the common people.]
Uncultivated; crude; unrefined; common; rude; low; ordinary; base.
vulture, n. [AFr and OFR < L. vultur, vulturius.]