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dyke

(daɪk)

Word forms: plural dykeslanguage note: The spelling dike is also used, especially for meaning [sense 1].

1. countable noun

A dyke is a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea.

Synonyms: wall, barrier, dam, enclosure More Synonyms of dyke

2. countable noun

Dyke is an insulting word for a lesbian.

[informal, offensive]

dyke in British English 1

or dike (daɪk)

noun

an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc

a ditch or watercourse

a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch

4. Scottish

a wall, esp a dry-stone wall

a barrier or obstruction

a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock

7. Australian and New Zealand informal

a lavatory

(as modifier)

a dyke roll

verb

8. (transitive)

to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke

Word origin

C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch

dyke in British English 2

or dike (daɪk)

noun

offensive, slang

a lesbian

Word origin

C20: of unknown origin

lesbian in British English 2

(ˈlɛzbɪən)

noun

a female homosexual

adjective

of or characteristic of lesbians

Dyke in British English

(daɪk)

noun

Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04)

dyke in American English 1

(daɪk)

noun, verb transitive

alt. sp. of

dike1

dyke in American English 2

(daɪk)

noun

Slang

a lesbian, esp. one with physical characteristics traditionally thought of as belonging to men

usually a term of contempt and hostility

Derived forms

dykey (ˈdykey)

adjective

Word origin

contr. < morphodyke, morphodite, altered < hermaphrodite

Synonyms of 'dyke'

wall, barrier, dam, enclosure

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(noun) in the sense of wall

Definition

a wall built to prevent flooding

I then slid down the side of the dyke.

Synonyms

wall

We're going to knock down the dividing wall to give us one big room.

barrier

The demonstrators broke through the heavy police barriers.

dam

They went ahead with plans to build a dam across the river.

enclosure

palisade

a stout wooden palisade enclosing the yard

Additional synonyms

in the sense of barrier

Definition

anything that blocks a way or separates, such as a gate

The demonstrators broke through the heavy police barriers.

Synonyms

barricade,

wall,

bar,

block,

railing,

fence,

pale,

boundary,

obstacle,

ditch,

blockade,

obstruction,

rampart,

bulwark,

palisade,

stockade

in the sense of dam

Definition

a barrier built across a river to create a lake

They went ahead with plans to build a dam across the river.

Synonyms

barrier,

wall,

barrage,

obstruction,

embankment,

hindrance

in the sense of palisade

Definition

a fence made of stakes driven into the ground

a stout wooden palisade enclosing the yard

Synonyms

fence,

defence,

paling,

enclosure,

bulwark,

stockade

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dyke

dye
dyed-in-the-wool
dying
dyke
dynamic
dynamism
dynasty

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dyke

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单词	dyke
释义	Trends of dyke View usage for: dyke (daɪk) Word forms: plural dykeslanguage note: The spelling dike is also used, especially for meaning [sense 1]. 1. countable noun A dyke is a thick wall that is built to stop water flooding onto very low-lying land from a river or from the sea. Synonyms: wall, barrier, dam, enclosure More Synonyms of dyke 2. countable noun Dyke is an insulting word for a lesbian. [informal, offensive] dyke in British English 1 or dike (daɪk) noun 1. an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc 2. a ditch or watercourse 3. a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch 4. Scottish a wall, esp a dry-stone wall 5. a barrier or obstruction 6. a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock 7. Australian and New Zealand informal a. a lavatory b. (as modifier) a dyke roll verb 8. (transitive) to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke Word origin C13: modification of Old English dic ditch; compare Old Norse dīki ditch dyke in British English 2 or dike (daɪk) noun offensive, slang a lesbian Word origin C20: of unknown origin lesbian in British English 2 (ˈlɛzbɪən) noun 1. a female homosexual adjective 2. of or characteristic of lesbians Dyke in British English (daɪk) noun Greg(ory). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04) dyke in American English 1 (daɪk) noun, verb transitive alt. sp. of dike1 dyke in American English 2 (daɪk) noun Slang a lesbian, esp. one with physical characteristics traditionally thought of as belonging to men usually a term of contempt and hostility Derived forms dykey (ˈdykey) adjective Word origin contr. < morphodyke, morphodite, altered < hermaphrodite Synonyms of 'dyke' wall, barrier, dam, enclosure More Synonyms of dyke (noun) in the sense of wall Definition a wall built to prevent flooding I then slid down the side of the dyke. Synonyms wall We're going to knock down the dividing wall to give us one big room. barrier The demonstrators broke through the heavy police barriers. dam They went ahead with plans to build a dam across the river. enclosure palisade a stout wooden palisade enclosing the yard Additional synonyms in the sense of barrier Definition anything that blocks a way or separates, such as a gate The demonstrators broke through the heavy police barriers. Synonyms barricade, wall, bar, block, railing, fence, pale, boundary, obstacle, ditch, blockade, obstruction, rampart, bulwark, palisade, stockade in the sense of dam Definition a barrier built across a river to create a lake They went ahead with plans to build a dam across the river. Synonyms barrier, wall, barrage, obstruction, embankment, hindrance in the sense of palisade Definition a fence made of stakes driven into the ground a stout wooden palisade enclosing the yard Synonyms fence, defence, paling, enclosure, bulwark, stockade Nearby words of dyke dye dyed-in-the-wool dying dyke dynamic dynamism dynasty Synonyms of 'dyke' dyke Explore 'dyke' in the dictionary
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