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dyke

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dyke

1
 nv
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
enclose with a dike
2
 n
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dyke
1

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

Synonyms:
dam, dike
Examples:
Aswan 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
Types:
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
Type of:
barrier
a structure or object that impedes free movement

v enclose with a dike

Synonyms:
dike
Type of:
close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
surround completely
2

n (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

Synonyms:
butch, dike
Type of:
gay woman, lesbian, tribade
a female homosexual
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