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The Meaning of lyre

  • (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
  • (n.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.

Rhymes

admire , afire , alkire , aspire , backfire , beijer , berkshire , biedermeier , crossfire , devonshire , dire , dwire , eir , esquire , expire , fire , frymire , gire , glenayre , guire , gunfire , gyr , haywire , hellfire , hire , hyre , inquire , inspire , ire , izaguirre , lancashire , maguire , martyre , mcguire , mcintire , mcquire , mire , myre , perspire , quire , reacquire , require , retire , safire , schreyer , scire , shire , shropshire , skier , smyre , spire , squire , tyre , untermeyer , whitmire , wiltshire , wire , wyre