| NOUN | person | dike, butch, dyke | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | dike, dam, dyke | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea | |
| VERB | contact | dike, dyke | enclose with a dike |
| Sounds | day'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alike ... wormlike: 58 rhymes with ayk... | |
| Meaning | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | butch, dyke | |
| Broader | lesbian, tribade, gay woman | A female homosexual |
| Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
| Spanish | marimacho | |
| Catalan | gallimarsot, homenot, marimacho | |
| Meaning | A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea. | |
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| Synonyms | dam, dyke | |
| Instances | Aswan High Dam, High Dam | One of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
| Glen Canyon Dam | A large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona | |
| Hoover Dam | A large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
| Spanish | dique, diques, presa, represa | |
| Catalan | dic, presa, rec, represa, sèquia | |
| Verbs | dike | enclose with a dike |
| Meaning | enclose with a dike. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "dike the land to protect it from water" | |
| Synonym | dyke | |
| Broader | enclose, close in, inclose, shut in | Surround completely |
| Spanish | contener con diques, contenter con diques | |
| Nouns | dike | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
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