Associations to the word «Dactyl»
Noun
- Demon
- Ida
- Syllable
- Galileo
- Centaur
- Asteroid
- Corona
- Pony
- Goblin
- Fiend
- Shuffle
- Magma
- Elf
- Abbot
- Dinosaur
- Magic
- Lava
- Heretic
- Spacecraft
- Shriek
- Verse
- Terry
- Giant
- Blackness
- Zeus
- Intruder
- Monk
- Stain
- Bowel
- Monster
- Stole
- Mount
- Darkness
- Plague
- Throne
- Evil
- Eruption
- Moon
- Coming
- Homer
- Fifth
- Probe
- Scar
- Orbit
- Satellite
- Mythology
- Rhythm
- Weakness
- Vowel
- Pause
- Beast
- Misery
- Poetry
- Smoking
- Foe
- Whisper
- Ranger
- Creature
- Foot
- Bend
- Explosion
- Human
- Armor
- Meter
- Grief
- Finger
Adjective
Wiktionary
DACTYL, noun. A poetical foot of three syllables (— ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
Dictionary definition
DACTYL, noun. A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables.
DACTYL, noun. A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates.
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