| dike | | |
| n. (person) | 1. butch, dike, dyke | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine. |
| ~ derogation, disparagement, depreciation | a communication that belittles somebody or something. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ gay woman, lesbian, tribade | a female homosexual. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. dam, dike, dyke | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea. |
| ~ aswan high dam, high dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt. |
| ~ barrier | a structure or object that impedes free movement. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ 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. |
| v. (contact) | 3. dike, dyke | enclose with a dike.; "dike the land to protect it from water" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
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