Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: round – royally
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round, v. [see round, adj.]
- Circulate.
- Wait outside of; stay close to; stand near to; gather in the area of.
rouse, v. [Originally a technical term in hawking and hunting, precise origin obscure.]
Awake; excite; stimulate; [fig.] renew; restore; resurrect.
route (-s), n. [Fr. route < L. rupta, fem. of ruptus, broken.]
Course; way; road.
routine, adj. [see route, n.]
Habit; duty; repetitive pattern; customary behavior; standard procedure; mechanical action.
row (-s), n. [OE.]
- Line; series; string; [fig.] chain; circle; crown; [metaphor] pattern; design; display; array; figure; configuration; constellation.
- Panel; flat linear surface.
row (-ing, -ed), v. [OE.]
- Transport; deliver; convey; transfer.
- Propel a boat; go forward with rhythmic strokes using oars; impel a vessel along by paddles; [fig.] orbit; revolve; rotate; circumnavigate; roll through space; [metaphor] shine; send out rays.
- Sail; glide; cruise; move freely; travel safely; press forward; [fig.] transcend; surpass.
- Paddle; drift; float; swim; stroke; hover; move to and fro; travel by means of currents; [fig.] promenade; ramble; range; roam; saunter; wander; [fig.] make a beeline.
- Line up; grow in straight furrow; [fig.] waft; blow gently via the air; [metaphor] make perfume; send forth a pleasant smell.
rowdy, n. [origin obscure.]
Bully; ruffian; trouble-maker; one having boisterous conduct; rough and disorderly creature; [fig.] loud one.
rower, n. [see row, v.]
Sailor; boater; crewman; one that manages an oar in propelling a boat.
royal, adj. [OFr roial < L. regal-em, regal.]
- Aristocratic; fit for a queen.
- Majestic; glorious; kingly.
- Ordained; hallowed.
- Valorous; prestigious; heroic.
- Sovereign; official; authoritative; pertaining to a head of state.
- King-like; high-born; patrician.
royally, adv. [see royal, adj.]
Powerfully.