Emily Dickinson Lexicon — fast

Lexicon: fast – fate

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fast (-er), adv. [OE.] (webplay: close, near).

Quickly; rapidly; swiftly.

fast (-s), v. [OE.]

Desist from; abstain from food; refrain from something by religious covenant; (see Judges 20:26).

fasten (-ed), v. [OE faestnian, make firm.] (webplay: feel, lay, siege).

Affix; bind; attach securely; (see Exodus 28:14).

fastened, verbal adj. [see fasten, v.]

Shut; closed; [fig.] muted.

fastening (-s), verbal n. [see fasten, v.]

Lock; hook; catch; security fixture; protective holding mechanism.

fastidious, adj. [L. fastidium, loathing.]

Meticulous; dainty; delicate; fragile; painstakingly arranged; [fig.] pastel-colored; exquisitely lovely.

fastness, n. [see fast, n.]

Stronghold; fortress; strength; [fig.] virginity; fidelity.

fat, adj. [OE.] (webplay: grown, food, heart, lean).

Plump; fleshy; juicy; robust; (see Genesis 41:4).

fatal, adj. [L.] (webplay: cause, day, deadly, fight, mortal).

Deadly; ominous; destructive; fateful.

fate (-'s), n. [L. fatum, to speak.] (webplay: approach, cause, death, mortals, superior).