Emily Dickinson Lexicon

rumored, verbal adj. [L.]

Reported; indicated; alleged; circulating.

run, n. [see run, v.]

Glissando; stream of notes.

run (-ing, -s, ran), v. [OE.]

1. Flee; get away; escape on foot; [fig.] pass on to heavenly glory.
2. Continue; proceed; carry on; move rapidly; pass by steadily.
3. Hurry; hasten; rush; go quickly.
4. Flow; stream; course; move through a channel.
5. Race; gallop; accelerate; move speedily; [fig.] compete; win; vie to determine the fastest one.
6. Trot; clip; lope; move faster than walking; [fig.] pound; thump; move rhythmically.
7. Spread; distribute; pass from one to another quickly.
8. Happen; take place; come to pass.
9. Say; speak; verbalize; repeat.
10. Appear suddenly; come and go.
11. Put; place; work; [fig.] plow.
12. Collide; crash.
13. Perform; function; operate.
14. Pulse; throb; beat rapidly; [fig.] yearn; desire; hope; fill with love.
15. Explore; journey in; travel through.
16. 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.