(prosody) A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A poetic meter consisting of a line with five feet in each of which the iamb is dominant.

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, equivalent to English John.

(prosody) iamb

Initialism of International Auxiliary Language Association. / Initialism of International Association of Lighthouse Authorities.

A male given name, the Welsh and Galician equivalent to Jacob or James / A main character in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello.

Forms an adjective from a noun.

plural of iambic

(law enforcement) Initialism of internal affairs bureau.

A Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.