Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: warmth – was
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warmth, n. [OE.] (webplay: heart, lost).
Comfort; solace; tenderness; affection; fondness; personal attention; loving kindness.
warning, n. [see warning, verbal adj.] (webplay: short).
Notice; signal; clue.
warning, verbal adj. [OE.] (webplay: day, shorter).
Cautious; vigilant.
warp, v. [OE.] (webplay: true).
Distort; alter; shrink.
warrant, adj. [see war, v.] (webplay: hold, houses, natural, privilege).
Martial; militant; belligerent; warlike; [word play on warrant, n.] assertive; self-assured; justified; secure; authorized.
warrant (-s), n. [see warrant, adj.]
- Privilege; right; authority; power.
- Commission; obligation.
- Summons; official record; authorizing document.
- Justification; proof; assurance.
warrant (-ed), v. [Early ME.] (webplay: hold, houses, privilege).
Allow; authorize; license.
warrior, n. [north-eastern OFr.] (webplay: military).
Soldier; infantryman; one who fights to protect his country; [fig.] fierce creature that protects its territory.
wary, adj. [OE.] (webplay: men).
Suspicious; cautious; apprehensive.
was (was't, was'nt, were, wert), v. [Germanic wes-; irregular past tense suppletive form of the “be” verb; see be, v.]
- [With the past participle to form the passive voice] create.
- [With the past participle to form the habitual verb aspect] had been.
- [Used to link a subject to a predicate noun so that the predicate mirrors the subject.]
- [Linking auxiliary with ellipsis of the predicative adj.] had been.
- Remain; sojourn; stay; tarry; visit; occupy a place.
- Live; endure; exist.
- Be situated; be located [with adverb].
- [Linking verb with ellipsis of the predicate adjective] seem.
- [Used with a present participle to form the conditional tense.]
- Occur; happen; take place; come to pass.
- Continue; persevere; persist.
- Become; come to be; progress until.
- [Used to express the subjunctive; used to form literary or archaic expressions] could be.
- [Used to link a subject to a predicate adjective so that the predicate describes the subject] seem.
- [Used with a present participle to form the progressive tense.]