Dyke vs. Dike

Dyke vs. Dike — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dyke and Dike

Dykenoun

A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.

Dikeverb

: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.

Dykenoun

(UK) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.

Dikeverb

To be well dressed.

Dykenoun

Any navigable watercourse.

Dikenoun

A well-dressed man.

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Dykenoun

Any watercourse.

Dikenoun

Formalwear or other fashionable dress.

Dykenoun

Any small body of water.

Dikenoun

: a masculine woman; a lesbian.

Dykenoun

(obsolete) Any hollow dug into the ground.

Dikenoun

offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

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Dykenoun

A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

Dikenoun

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

Dykenoun

(UK) An embankment formed by the creation of a ditch.

Dikeverb

enclose with a dike;

dike the land to protect it from water

Dykenoun

(obsolete) A city wall.

Dykenoun

A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.

Dykenoun

Any fence or hedge.

Dykenoun

(UK) An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.

Dykenoun

Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty.

Dykenoun

(UK) A beaver's dam.

Dykenoun

A jetty; a pier.

Dykenoun

(UK) A raised causeway.

Dykenoun

A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault.

Dykenoun

A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.

Dykenoun

A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or macho traits or behavior.

Dykeverb

To dig, particularly to create a ditch.

Dykeverb

To surround with a ditch, to entrench.

Dykeverb

To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.

Dykeverb

To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.

Dykeverb

To scour a watercourse.

Dykeverb

To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.

Dykenoun

offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

Dykenoun

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

Dykeverb

enclose with a dike;

dike the land to protect it from water