Emily Dickinson Lexicon

midnight (-s, -'s), n. [OE.] (webplay: night).

The middle of the night; 12 o'clock in the morning; first hour of the twenty-four period in a day.

midst, n. [Fr.]

Middle; [fig.] group; gathering; association of angels.

midsummer, n. [OE.] (webplay: summer).

June 21^st; summer solstice time; middle of the summer; brightness of the summer.

mien, n. [Fr.] (webplay: manner).

Appearance; look; manner.

might, n. [mod. G. macht, to be able, be powerful.] (webplay: achieve, against, body, force, give, God, great, hand, heart, house, light, love, may, means, nation, possible, power, soul, strength, strive, sun, sunrise, work).

1. Bodily strength; physical power.
2. Strong force.
3. Ability.
4. Strength in mind and body.
5. Supernatural power.
6. Strength of affection.

might, v. [OE; preterite form of the auxiliary verb “may” denoting the conditional or possible; see may, v.]

May; possibly could.

mightiness, n. [see might, n.]

Power; greatness.

mighty (mightier, mightiest), adj. [see might, n.] (webplay: arm, bold, drink, earth, great, large, nation, one, power, strong, thunderings, waters, wind, wise).

1. Important; momentous.
2. Efficacious; very forcible.
3. Great; wonderful.
4. Very strong.
5. Far-reaching; very influential.
6. Large.
7. Very great in intellect.
8. Very large in number.
9. Vast.
10. Very distressing.
11. Having strength of light; splendorous.
12. Violent; very loud.
13. Very strong or great in corporeal power.
14. Performed with great power.
15. Vehement; rushing with violence.

mild, adj. [OE.] (webplay: affecting, gentlest, feeblest, light, sun).

1. Soft; gentle; tender.
2. Calm; tranquil; not violent.

mile (-s), n. [OE < L. milia.] (webplay: distance, road, yards).

1. Distance; unit of 1760 yards; [fig.] years; length of time.
2. Long walk; distant journey; far trek.
3. Phrase. “many a mile”: a long way; [fig.] a large amount of time.
4. Phrase. “Miles on Miles”: many miles; long distances; an endless number.