Definitions:

1. A metric foot used in various types of poetry. NOUN
   • The poet skillfully employed iambus to create a rhythmic pattern in his sonnet.
2. Another term for Iamb. NOUN
   • The iambus, consisting of two syllables with the stress on the second, added musicality to the poem.

Synonyms:

• blank verse
• dactylic hexameter
• iamb
• iambic pentameter