Dike

Word DIKE
Character 4
Hyphenation dike
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Dike"

What do we mean by dike?

An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods. noun

A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands. noun

A barrier blocking a passage, especially for protection. noun

A raised causeway. noun

A ditch; a channel. noun

A long mass of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rock. noun

To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike. transitive verb

To drain with dikes or ditches. transitive verb

To make a ditch; dig; delve. See dig.

To dig; dig out; excavate. See dig.

To inclose with a ditch or with ditches.

To furnish with a dike; inclose, restrain, or protect by an embankment: as, to dike a river; to dike a tract of land.

To surround with a stone wall.

A channel for water made by digging; a ditch; a moat. See ditch. noun

A small pond or pool. noun

A ridge or bank of earth thrown up in excavating canal or a ditch; specifically, such a ridge or bank thrown up to prevent low lands from being overflowed; a continuous dam confining or restraining the waters of a stream or of the sea: as, the Netherlands are defended from the sea by dikes. noun

A low wall or fence of stone or turf, dividing or inclosing fields, etc. A dry dike is such a wall built without mortar. See fail-dike. noun

In geology, a fissure in rocks filled with material which has found its way into it while melted, or when brought by some other means into a fluid or semi-fluid condition. noun

Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.

1: a massive wall used to hold back water, such as those used in Holland to reclaim farmland. 2: an igneous intrusion cutting through layers of older rocks. 3: alternate spelling of 'dyke', referring to a woman whose sexual preference is exclusively other women. See also 'lesbian'. Urban Dictionary

In electronics, short for diagonal cutters. Used, though, for any small wire-cutting and metal snipping tool. Also, used as a transitive verb for removing something by cutting it out. May also be spelled dyke. Urban Dictionary

Misspelling of the word dyke. A woman who's sexual orientation is focused on the same gender. Urban Dictionary

A wire cutter (d-Y-k-e is a lesbian) Urban Dictionary

A wire cutting tool used to snip or cut phone line or 50ohm cable wires from the cable company. The tool has two very strong tempered edged blades and comes in small and large sizes. The blades are not razor sharp just very stout and heavy. Urban Dictionary

Actually the dictionary says it can be spelled with either an "i" or a "y", especially when dealing with slang, people can spell a word with a made up meaning however they want. Urban Dictionary

1) a big wall that holds back water 2) a manly lesbian also, bull dike - a VERY manly lesbian Urban Dictionary

Dike is the Greek goddess of moral justice. Urban Dictionary

Noun, Derogitory term used to refer to a lesbian; commonly towards a lesbian with more masculine physical characteristics/mannerisms; Offensive to many people. Urban Dictionary

A large vertical igneous intrustion. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dike

The word "dike" in example sentences

Heavy rain can pour into the lake six times faster than it can be drained and at certain levels, the Corps of Engineers says, the dike is almost certain to fail. ❋ Joseph B. Treaster (2010)

If their fingers slip from the hole in dike and the flood waters pour in, we may be left with no functioning schools, not just poorly funded and performing ones. ❋ Alan Singer (2010)

Rush Limbaugh referred - used the word dike when talking about flooding in North Dakota. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A fissure in the rock affords convenient space for a flight of steps descending gradually to the "dike" -- the local name for the embankment made at the foot of the cliffs to keep the Loire in its bed, and serve as a causeway for the highroad from ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)

But numbers and political realities are one thing, the heat Steele took from GOP hardliners who like things just the way they are, and think that the way to shore up the floodwaters is to keep sticking there fingers in the hole in the dike is another. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The property is bisected by an immense straight dike, which is called the Middle Wash, and which is so sluggish, so straight, so ugly, and so deep, as to impress the mind of a stranger with the ideas of suicide. ❋ Unknown (2004)

You have heard from folks from North Dakota and Minnesota that this river can break a dike, but it cannot break the human spirit. ❋ ITY National Archives (1997)

However, Shuster raged to guests Matt Lewis and Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis: "Rush Limbaugh referred, used the word dike when talking about flooding in North Dakota. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Parallel to the steps leading up the dike was a yellow strip of metal with arrows to indicate the levels of past floods. ❋ Ursula Hegi (1990)

Engineers are also thinking of raising the dike, which is up to 25 feet tall; while it held against the floods, some mud splashed over the top. ❋ Unknown (2009)

'I learned about the [dikes] they use in [the Netherlands] to keep [the ocean] from making a seafloor out of their farmlands.' ❋ Wikkid (2003)

[Hand me] the [dikes], I need to dike out this [pot]. ❋ T-S (2006)

"[No I] won't go out with you, I'm a dike!" "[Mrs]. [Jennings] is such a dike!" ❋ Sushiman09 (2005)

use a [pair of] [dikes] on that [cable] ❋ AMC (2003)

Hey man could you [hand me] those pair of [dikes]? I am going to dike off service from the house. I need to dike these [wires] off over here. ❋ Wajit (2009)

"this dike [puts] up a [good fight]" ❋ Elmzo (2006)

1) in that story, the kid sticks his [finger in the dike's] hole so it will stop [leaking] (haha) 2) wow, i just got the shit kicked out of me by that [raging bull] dike ❋ Watch Out (2004)

[Dike] is [the Greek] goddess of [moral] justice. No real example. ❋ The Captain (2005)

[That woman] is a dike. ❋ Matty N (2004)

Hey [check out] that dike! WOW [shes] [a beaut]! ❋ Haywood Jablowme (2003)

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