Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: must – Myrmidon
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must, v. [OE; modal auxiliary verb of need, obligation, responsibility, requirement, demand, conclusion, or likelihood.]
- Should; ought.
- Has to; is very probably; by every indication; have a high likelihood to.
- Should; ought to; be obligated to; have a responsibility to.
- Be unable to escape the reality.
- Have to; be required to.
- Phrase. “There must be”: it is very probable that exist; it is highly likely that there be.
mute, adj. [L.]
Silent.
muteness, n. [see mute, adj.]
Silence.
mutineer, n. [see mutiny, n.]
One guilty of mutiny.
mutiny, n. [L.]
Act of rising against authority.
mutual, adj. [Fr. < L.]
Equal in interchange.
my, possessive adj. [L. meus.] (webplay: own).
- [Of or belonging to one's own self.]
- [Apostrophe of address to one's self.]
myriad, adj. [L. myrias, countless.]
Very large in number.
myriad, n. [see myriad, adj.]
Very large number.
Myrmidon (-s), proper n. [ME < L. < Gk 'ant'.]
Emmet; pismire; large ant; mythological race that Zeus created from insects; warlike people from Thessalia; group who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy; [fig.] soldier; warrior; loyal follower; trusted person; faithful subordinate who carries out orders without questions; [metaphor] snowflake.