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dike

noun

1 dike

slang Offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.

synonyms: butch, dyke.

Roget 232: inclosure, envelope; case etc. (receptacle) 191; wrapper; girdle etc. 230.    pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, ... show more

Roget 717: defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding etc. v.; propugnation, preservation etc. 670; guardianship.    area defense; ... show more

Roget 350: conduit, channel, duct, watercourse, race; head race, tail race; abito, aboideau, aboiteau [Fr.], bito; acequia, acequiador, acequiamadre; ... show more

Roget 259: furrow, groove, rut, sulcus [Anat.], scratch, streak, striae, crack, score, incision, slit; chamfer, fluting; ... show more

Roget 198: interval, interspace; separation etc. 44; break, gap, opening; hole etc. 260; chasm, hiatus, caesura; ... show more

Dutch: lesbi, lesbienne, lesbo, pot, schuurmeid, tribade

2 dike

A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea.

synonyms: dam, dyke.

Roget 343: land covered with water, gulf, gulph, bay, inlet, bight, estuary, arm of the sea, bayou [U.S.], fiord, armlet; frith, firth, ostiary, ... show more

Dutch: sloot, stuwdam, dam, dijk, waterdam, waterkering
Polish: zapora wodna, tama, zapora

verb

1 dike

Enclose with a dike:
— Dike the land to protect it from water.

synonym: dyke.


Moby thesaurus: Autobahn, US highway, abatis, abysm, abyss, advanced work, alley, alleyway, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial lake, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, backstop ... show more.

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