Associations to the word «Lyre»
Noun
- Reed
- Ox
- Sonnet
- Melody
- Poet
- Praise
- Haydn
- Sandal
- Chariot
- Peg
- Musician
- Syrian
- Invention
- Throbbing
- Thicket
- Jubal
- Poetry
- Snyder
- Epic
- Sparta
- Greek
- Elgin
- Cradle
- Drum
- Violin
- Carving
- Antiquity
- Wand
- Ivy
- Drinking
- Gut
- Mortal
- Egyptian
- Oracle
- Slumber
- Horus
- Bach
- Cattle
- Vulcan
- Saul
- Swan
- Mandolin
- Byzantine
- Motif
- Rhyme
- Dancing
- Odyssey
- Upside
- Thigh
- Hasan
- Attribute
- Zach
- Verse
- Shell
- Pan
- Ecstasy
- Millennium
- Trembling
- Sweep
- Thou
- Altar
- Seven
- Percussion
- Snake
- Mythology
- Banquet
- Sound
- Tablet
- Piano
- Inauguration
- Horace
Adjective
Wiktionary
LYRE, noun. (musical instrument) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
LYRE, noun. Any instrument of the same musicological classification; any yoke lute.
LYRE, noun. A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.
Dictionary definition
LYRE, noun. A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.