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dedicated to Erica of A Feather a Day:

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

Emily Dickinson (1830–86)

Noun

• S: (n) hope (a specific instance of feeling hopeful) "it revived their hope of winning the pennant"
• S: (n) hope (the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled) "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"
• S: (n) promise, hope (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future) "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
• S: (n) hope (someone (or something) on which expectations are centered) "he was their best hope for a victory"
• S: (n) Hope, Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope (United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003))
• S: (n) hope (one of the three Christian virtues)

Verb

• S: (v) hope, trust, desire (expect and wish) "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
• S: (v) hope (be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes) "I am still hoping that all will turn out well"
• S: (v) hope, go for (intend with some possibility of fulfilment) "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

Definition of "hope" from Princeton's WordNet


See also:

The Happy Homemaker's House No. 2