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.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.