DYKE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
   Synonym(s)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • levee (what does levee mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dyke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • barrier (what does barrier mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Aswan High Dam (what does Aswan High Dam mean?)
   • Aswan Dam (what does Aswan Dam mean?)
   • High Dam (what does High Dam mean?)
   • Hoover Dam (what does Hoover Dam mean?)
   • milldam (what does milldam mean?)
   • weir (what does weir mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • dyke (what does dyke mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • dyke (what does dyke mean?)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   • dam up (what does dam up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
   Synonym(s)
   • butch (what does butch mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dyke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   • gay woman (what does gay woman mean?)

DYKE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • enclose with a dike
   Synonym(s)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dike the land to protect it from water
   Hypernyms(s) dyke is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • enclose (what does enclose mean?)
   • inclose (what does inclose mean?)
   • shut in (what does shut in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • dyke (what does dyke mean?)
   • levee (what does levee mean?)
   • dam (what does dam mean?)
   • dike (what does dike mean?)
   • dyke (what does dyke mean?)
   • levee (what does levee mean?)