Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: whole – wide
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whole, n. [see whole, adj.] (webplay: God, heart, love, precept, total).
- Human race; entire world.
- Entirety; completeness; sum; totality.
- Phrase. “The whole”: everything; all of it; a complete transpiring of events.
wholesome, adj. [OE *hálsum, salutary, healthy; see whole, adj.]
Salutary; healthy; beneficial; [word play] decent; appropriate; proper; suitable.
wholly, adv. [ME hol(l)iche < OE hállíce; see whole, adj.]
Entirely; completely; perfectly; totally.
whom, pron. [see who, pron.; objective case; Biblical in nuance.]
- Them; the ones who.
- Her; that person.
- Who; what; which person; what thing.
whoso, pron. [ME wha swa, hwa se, generalized form of hwa, who.] (webplay: person, whatever).
- Whoever; whomsoever; [substitute for the subject].
- Anyone; the rare person to whom; [substitute for the object].
- Someone who can; anyone who will.
whosoever, pron. [see whoso and ever.] (webplay: ever, person, so, whatever, will).
Whoever; anyone who can; the rare person who can.
why, adv. [OE hwi, hwy.]
- By what cause.
- How come; for what reason.
- For what purpose.
- Oh!; Ah!; Aha! [to emphasize a point].
why, n. [OE.]
- The reason; the purpose.
- Question; inquiry; [fig.] doubt; incertitude; insecurity about death; wondering about the pain of separation.
wick (-s), n. [OE wid.] (webplay: candle, running).
- Light source; device for transforming fuel oil into light; slender twisted thread for conveying heat or energy; [metonym] candle; taper; lamp.
- Life force; something that allows one to live.
- Star; starlight.
- Inspiration; insight; wisdom; power; talent.
- Love; warmth; spirit; living soul; spiritual condition that makes a house a home.
- Life; fragile but glowing presence.
- Sundown light; colors of the sunset.
wide (wider), adj. [OE wid.] (webplay: between, broad, certain, far, feet, great, long, narrow, sides, spread, way).
- Unbroken; apparently limitless.
- Brighter; more brilliant.
- Broad; huge; vast; limitless; [fig.] heavenly; eternal.
- Bleak; empty.
- More comprehensive; more absorbent; more all encompassing.
- Open; believing; innocent; without skepticism.
- Free; unlimited; without constraint.
- Outreach; ambition; extension.
- Extensive; lethal.
- Inviting; welcoming; available for entrance.