see|dyke
English

Alternative spellings
dyke

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪk|-aɪk

Etymology
Old English dī� (the source of both 'ditch' and 'dike', the southern English 'c' being soft while the northern was hard).

Noun
en-noun

1. UK The northern English form of ditch.
2. A ditch and bank running alongside each other (the excavation was the soruce of the material of the embankment.)
3. A barrier of stone or earth used to hold back water and prevent flooding.
4. pejorative A lesbian, especially a manly or unattractive lesbian.
5. geology A body of once molten igneous rock that was injected into older rocks in a manner that crosses bedding planes.

Synonyms
barrier of stone or earth
bank
embankment
dam
levee
breakwater
floodwall
seawall
long, narrow excavation
Ditch

Antonyms
dune

Related terms
ditch
dig

Translations
trans-top|barrier of stone or earth
Dutch: dijk m
Finnish: pato
French: digue f
German: Deich m
Italian: diga f
trans-mid
Korean: � (duk)
Portuguese: dique m
Romanian: dig n
Spanish: dique m
trans-bottom

entrenchment
Dutch: sloot f
French: fossé m
German: Graben m
Italian: fosso m
Portuguese: sapatão m

For translations in the sense of "lesbian", see dyke.

See also
dough
duck
duct
thick

Esperanto

Adverb
eo-adv

1. thickly

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-n|dike

1. ditch; A small body of flowing water in a constructed channel, for irrigation or drainage.
2. The area next to the road.

#: Han körde i diket med sin nya bil. = He went off the road with his new car.

See also
köra i diket
dikeskörning
utdikning
dika ut

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