Emily Dickinson Lexicon

wade (-ed, -s, wading), v. [OE wadan.] (webplay: feet, go, moved, pass, purposes, water, way).

1. Step; move; go; press forward; walk through water.
2. [Fig.] endure; experience the difficulty of; pass laboriously through.

waft (-s), v. [OE wafian, wave, undulate.] (webplay: body, soul).

1. Convey; transport; buoy; cause to float; keep from sinking.
2. Beckon to; call.

wag (-s), v. [ME wagge-n < OE wagian, to oscillate, shake.] (webplay: little, other, tail).

Move back and forth rapidly due to excitement or happiness.

waggons, [see wagon, n.]

wagon (-s, waggons), n. [ME < OE wægn, wain.] (webplay: carrying, conveyance, horse, kind, practice, transported, vehicle, wheels).

1. Vehicle; means of transportation.
2. Chariot; means of traveling to heaven.
3. Phrase. “Seraph's wagon”: divine power to move; heavenly means of locomotion; [kenning] wings.

wailing, adj. [see wailing, n.]

Sorrowful; mournful.

wailing, verbal n. [ON veila.]

Moaning; weeping; audible mourning; violent lamentation.

wainscot, n. [Gr. wagenschot.]

Wood paneling lining the walls of a room; [fig.] place of residence for a rodent.

wait, n. [see wait, v.]

Ambush; snare; attempt to capture.

wait (-ed, -s, -ing), v. [ME waite-n, watch, guard < OFr < Germanic *wak-, wake.] (webplay: attempts, come, consequence, court, days, depart, enemy, eye, fall, father, flow'r, gentlemen, hindrance, hour, lay, look, meeting, person, place, remain, rest, services, speak, time, stationary, stay, stop, visit, way, witness).

1. Expect; anticipate; hope for; listen for.
2. Stop; pause; stay there; hold still for a minute.
3. Serve; minister; stand in readiness to assist; [fig.] guard; watch over.
4. Linger; tarry.
5. Watch; guard; take care; [fig.] stay behind.
6. Withhold; hold back; hide something; [fig.] veil; cover.
7. Experience a delay; go without something.
8. Stay; rest; sleep; [fig.] remain until the resurrection.
9. Restrain one's self; exercise self-control.
10. Age; come to fruition; fulfill the purpose for being.