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dyke
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dyke 1  (dk)
n. & v.
Variant of dike1.

dyke 2  (dk) also dike
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a lesbian.

[Origin unknown.]

dykey adj.

dyke 1 or esp US dike
Noun
1. a wall built to prevent flooding
2. a ditch
3. Scot a dry-stone wall [Old English dic ditch]

dyke 2 or dike
Noun
Slang a lesbian [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dyke - (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
2.dyke - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
milldam - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
weir - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
Verb1.dyke - enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
Translations
dyke [daɪk] n (BRIT) → dique m (= channel); arroyo, acequia (= causeway); calzada

dyke [daɪk] n (= embankment) → digue f

dyke [daɪk] n (Brit) (wall) → Deich m, Damm m;
(channel) → (Entwässerungs)graben m;
(causeway) → Fahrdamm m

dyke [daɪk] ndiga (= channel); canale m di scolo (= causeway); sentiero rialzato

dyke
n dyke, dike [daik]
an embankment built as a barrier against the sea etc. dyk سَد، حاجِز боядисвам hráz dige; dæmning der Deich ανάχωμα dique tamm, kaldavall آب بند؛ مانع pato digue סֶכֶר नहर nasip védőgát tanggul flóðgarður, stíflugarður diga 堤防 제방, 방벽 pylimas dambis; aizsprosts daik dijk dike, demning tama, zapora dique дамба; плотина hrádza nasip nasip []vall เขื่อนกั้นน้ำ set, bent 溝,堤壩 дамба, гребля سمندری سیلاب کو روکنے کے لۓ باندھا گیا پشتہ con đê


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