Lyre

What do we mean by lyre?

A stringed instrument of the harp family having two curved arms connected at the upper end by a crossbar, used to accompany a singer or reciter of poetry, especially in ancient Greece. noun

In pianoforte-making, the lyre-shaped frame to which the pedals are attached and through which the pedal-rods work.

The posterior portion of the under surface of the fornix of the brain, marked by a number of lines bearing a fancied resemblance to a lyre. Also called lyre of David or lyra Davidis.

An obsolete form of leer. noun

See lire. noun

In music noun

A stringed instrument of Egyptian origin, which became the national instrument of ancient Greece. noun

An element in the name of some instruments of the viol class, as the arm-lyre or lira da braccio, and the knee-lyre or lira da gamba. See lira. noun

A kind of metallic harmonica, mounted on a lyre-shaped frame, occasionally used in military music. noun

A kind of rebec used by the modern Greeks. See rebec. noun

capitalized A constellation. See Lyra, 1. noun

A verse of the kind commonly used in lyric poetry. noun

The Manx shearwater, Puffinus anglorum. noun

A grade of isinglass: a trade-name. noun

A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. noun

One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra. noun

A small bat (Megaderma lyra), inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and ears. noun

The leatherback. noun

A stringed musical instrument. noun

A harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment noun

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.

A lyre-shaped sheet music holder that attaches to a wind instrument when a music stand is impractical.

A composer of lyric poetry.

"a stringed instrument of the harp class used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation" Etymology: Middle English lire, from Old French, from Latin lyra, from Greek Date: 13th century Urban Dictionary

Coolest guy alive. Somebody everyone admires. Urban Dictionary

A person, who loves his cilla very very much. Even though he is very queer we love him for who he is, he has nippitus. Urban Dictionary

-verb, to lyre -the action of striking a person or object with a lyre(musical instrument) Urban Dictionary

An STD contracted by or from a female who associates themself with the sorority Alpha Chi Omega. Urban Dictionary

When someone is best to the point that their ribs protrude, like flowers out of the ground. Urban Dictionary

(Noun) Used to describe anything, wether it’s a place person or a race Urban Dictionary

An old-fashioned harp that "plays a different tune", similar to the proverbial trumpet. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to lyre:
lyre.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word lyre:
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Words that rhyme with lyre:
fire, wire, inspire, dire, require, aspire, ire, inquire, admire, mire, hire, quire, tyre, retire, shire, spire, expire, squire, haywire, esquire, backfire, afire, skier, crossfire, perspire, eir, hellfire, safire, gunfire, twire, foxfire, gyr, rehire, lancashire, berkshire, biedermeier, brushfire, swire, gire, reacquire, wiltshire, shropshire, devonshire, newswire, maguire, myre, white squire, scire, wyre, mcguire, mcintyre, hyre, wilshire, mcintire, pneumatic tyre, abshire, smyre, alkire, guire, macintyre, set afire, sunfire, untermeyer, darbyshire, schreyer, izaguirre, waymire, whitmire, dwire, mcquire, fesmire, barbed-wire, stoudemire, gardenhire, goldwire, martyre, barkshire, beijer, blackshire, dannemeyer, elvire, foxmeyer, frymire, glenayre, hamsphire, hehmeyer, jurgensmeyer, kastenmeier, obermaier, ohlmeyer, proxmire, pugmire, racamier, retemeyer, rightmire, rothmeier, settlemire, settlemyre, stegemeier, stiegemeier.

Adjectives that are often used to describe lyre:
golden, stringed, ancient, sweet, greek, orphean, sacred, tuneful, broken, magic, grecian, heavenly, oiseau, portable, silent, toned, hollow, tuned, plaintive, british, orphic, shell, strung, sounding, classic, fond, chorded, symmetric, heroic, beautiful, immortal, harmonious, divine, mighty, soothing, mute, lofty, rustic, asymmetric, humble, gilded, italian, roman, unstrung, sevenstringed, poetic, melodious, double, celestial, triangular, loud, classical, dulcet, beloved, wild, antique, theban, jeolian, egyptian, narrow, shaped, motionless, sprightly, wonderful, charming, earthly, musical, ausonian, thracian, latin, enchanting, enchanted, neglected, youthful, wooden, soft, magical, tuneless, round, vocal, beauteous.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective lyre:
playing, bird, birds, players, player, strings, back, flower, shaped, recording, form, illusion, notes, shape, disc, makers, leaved, holder, tailed, recordings, series, guitar, horns, record, music, piano, stick, bat, tones.

Consonant match to lyre:
lure, lore, lair, lear, lour, lare, lar, loire, lor, lorre, lehr, leere, lahr, laure, lohr, loar, laur, loehr, luhr.

Words that sound like lyre:
liar, lyre, leier, lawyer, layer, lower, lair, lure, lore, lier, lear, leer, lar, lor, laur, lawer, lare, lir, lour, laure, loor, laer, loyer, loire, leir, loer, loar, lauer, laire, lior, luer, leur, lohr, lere, lyr, lehr, leor, louer, lorre, lahr, laar, loehr, larr, loir, loure, luhr, leere, llyr, luire, lehre, lwr, lner, lie, lies, lighter, liars, flyer, liner, ler, lithe, flier, lifer, lise, lai, lur, liker, lter, ller, limer, lider, leiter, leifer, lrr, laie, leiser, leider, lre, klier, leiner, bleier, ldr, lirr, leiger, lger, lmer, lmr, lrw, -lyze, gleire, leiker, lfr, lgr, lh-rh, lhr, lkr, llcr, llr, lqr, lrh, lsar.