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dyke

Noun

∙ A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker. Britain, historical
∙ A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water. Britain
∙ Any navigable watercourse. Britain, dialect
∙ Any watercourse. Britain, dialect
∙ Any small body of water. Britain, dialect
∙ Any hollow dug into the ground. obsolete
∙ A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. now chiefly Australia, slang
∙ An embankment formed by the creation on a ditch. Britain
∙ A city wall. obsolete
∙ A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker. now chiefly Scotland
∙ Any fence or hedge. Britain, dialect
∙ An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers. Britain
∙ Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty. Britain, figuratively
∙ A beaver's dam. Britain
∙ A jetty; a pier. Britain, dialect
∙ A raised causeway. Britain
∙ A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault. Britain, dialect, mining
∙ A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away. Britain, geology

Verb

∙ To dig, particularly to create a ditch. transitive or intransitive
∙ To surround with a ditch, to entrench. transitive
∙ To surround with a low dirt or stone wall. transitive, Scotland
∙ To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river. transitive or intransitive
∙ To scour a watercourse. transitive
∙ To steep [fibers] within a watercourse. transitive

Noun

∙ A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or macho traits or behavior. slang, usually pejorative

BABYLON ENGLISH
dyke n.
protective wall, rampart; drainage channel; (Slang) lesbian
build a protective wall, construct a rampart; dig a drainage channel

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dyke
dyke
\dyke\ (?), n. see dike. the spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.

WORDNET 2.0
dyke
Noun
1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
(synonym) butch, dike
(hypernym) lesbian, tribade, gay woman
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
(synonym) dam, dike, levee
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) Aswan High Dam, Aswan Dam, High Dam
(derivation) dike
Verb
1. enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
(synonym) dike
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(derivation) dam, dike, levee

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dyke
Dyke or dike may refer to:A natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, called levee in American Englishditch, a water filled drainage trenchA regional term for a dry stone wallDike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sedimentDike (mythology), the Greek goddess of moral justiceDikes, diagonal or side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and othersDyke (car), a brass era automobileDyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" "D-Yikes!", an episode of South Park99 Dike, an asteroid
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

dyke

Noun

∙ A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker. Britain, historical
∙ A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water. Britain
∙ Any navigable watercourse. Britain, dialect
∙ Any watercourse. Britain, dialect
∙ Any small body of water. Britain, dialect
∙ Any hollow dug into the ground. obsolete
∙ A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. now chiefly Australia, slang
∙ An embankment formed by the creation on a ditch. Britain
∙ A city wall. obsolete
∙ A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker. now chiefly Scotland
∙ Any fence or hedge. Britain, dialect
∙ An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers. Britain
∙ Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty. Britain, figuratively
∙ A beaver's dam. Britain
∙ A jetty; a pier. Britain, dialect
∙ A raised causeway. Britain
∙ A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault. Britain, dialect, mining
∙ A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away. Britain, geology

Verb

∙ To dig, particularly to create a ditch. transitive or intransitive
∙ To surround with a ditch, to entrench. transitive
∙ To surround with a low dirt or stone wall. transitive, Scotland
∙ To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river. transitive or intransitive
∙ To scour a watercourse. transitive
∙ To steep [fibers] within a watercourse. transitive

Noun

∙ A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or macho traits or behavior. slang, usually pejorative

BABYLON ENGLISH
dyke n.
protective wall, rampart; drainage channel; (Slang) lesbian
build a protective wall, construct a rampart; dig a drainage channel

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dyke
dyke
\dyke\ (?), n. see dike. the spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.

WORDNET 2.0
dyke
Noun
1. offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
(synonym) butch, dike
(hypernym) lesbian, tribade, gay woman
2. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
(synonym) dam, dike, levee
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) Aswan High Dam, Aswan Dam, High Dam
(derivation) dike
Verb
1. enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
(synonym) dike
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(derivation) dam, dike, levee

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Dyke
Dyke or dike may refer to:A natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, called levee in American Englishditch, a water filled drainage trenchA regional term for a dry stone wallDike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sedimentDike (mythology), the Greek goddess of moral justiceDikes, diagonal or side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and othersDyke (car), a brass era automobileDyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" "D-Yikes!", an episode of South Park99 Dike, an asteroid
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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