Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: rumored – rush
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rumored, verbal adj. [L.]
Reported; indicated; alleged; circulating.
run, n. [see run, v.]
Glissando; stream of notes.
run (-ing, -s, ran), v. [OE.]
- Flee; get away; escape on foot; [fig.] pass on to heavenly glory.
- Continue; proceed; carry on; move rapidly; pass by steadily.
- Hurry; hasten; rush; go quickly.
- Flow; stream; course; move through a channel.
- Race; gallop; accelerate; move speedily; [fig.] compete; win; vie to determine the fastest one.
- Trot; clip; lope; move faster than walking; [fig.] pound; thump; move rhythmically.
- Spread; distribute; pass from one to another quickly.
- Happen; take place; come to pass.
- Say; speak; verbalize; repeat.
- Appear suddenly; come and go.
- Put; place; work; [fig.] plow.
- Collide; crash.
- Perform; function; operate.
- Pulse; throb; beat rapidly; [fig.] yearn; desire; hope; fill with love.
- Explore; journey in; travel through.
- Die; fade; pass away.
rune, n. [OE rún, whisper, secret counsel.]
Written character; alphabetic letter; language of the ancient Goths; message carved on bark for used in Germanic divination ceremonies; [metonymy] spell; chant; incantation; invocation.
running, n. [see run, v.]
Effort; progress; passage; attempt; endeavor; enterprise; [fig.] mortal life; fleeting existence.
rupture, n. [Fr. or L. < rumpěre, to break.]
Tear; break in the surface.
rural, adj. [Fr. or L. < rūs, country.]
Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; suiting the country, or resembling it; as, rural scenes; etc.
rush, adj. [see rush, n1.]
Made of dry stalks; consisting of pliable woven stems.
rush (-es), n1. [Origin obscure.]
Reed-like plant; long-stemmed plant of the genus Juncus that grows near water.
rush, n2. [see rush, v.]
Flurry; stir; surge; sudden flow; rapid movement; [fig.] flush; blush; flow of color.