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Dike
see synonyms of dikeNoun
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Verb
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Dike
see synonyms of dikenoun, verb
a variant spelling of dyke1
noun
a variant spelling of dyke2
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Dike
see synonyms of dike noun
1. British, Dialectal
a.
a ditch or watercourse
b.
the bank of earth thrown up in digging a ditch
2.
an embankment or dam made to prevent flooding by the sea or by a river
3.
a protective barrier or obstacle
4. Scottish
a low dividing wall of earth or stone
5. Archaic
a raised causeway
6. Geology
igneous rock that solidified as a tabular body in a more or less vertical fissure
verb transitiveWord forms: diked or ˈdiking
7.
to provide, protect, or enclose with a dike or dikes
8.
to drain by a ditch
noun
alt. sp. of
dyke2
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Dike
see synonyms of diken.
1.
a. An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods.
b. Chiefly British A low wall, often of sod, dividing or enclosing lands.
2. A barrier blocking a passage, especially for protection.
3. A raised causeway.
4. A ditch; a channel.
5. Geology A long mass of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjacent rock.
tr.v.diked, dik•ing, dikes also dyked or dyk•ing or dykes
1. To protect, enclose, or provide with a dike.
2. To drain with dikes or ditches.
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