"The Brain - is wider than the ___" (Emily Dickinson poem) Crossword Clue

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"The Brain - is wider than the ___" (Emily Dickinson poem) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. throw or toss with a light motion
(noun)
1. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DICKINSON (noun)
1. United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
BRAIN (noun)
1. that which is responsible for one’s thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
2. mental ability
BRAIN (verb)
1. hit on the head
2. kill by smashing someone’s skull

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