Dike word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dike" word

[noun] a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
[noun] offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
[verb] enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"

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\Dike\, n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS. d?c dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and prob. teich pond, Icel. d?ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige; perh. akin to Gr. ? (for ?) wall, and even E. dough; or perh. to Gr. ? pool, marsh. Cf. {Ditch}.] 1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging. Little channels or dikes cut to every bed. --Ray. 2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee. Dikes that the hands of the farmers had raised . . . Shut out the turbulent tides. --Longfellow. 3. A wall of turf or stone. [Scot.] 4. (Geol.) A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
\Dike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diking}.] [OE. diken, dichen, AS. d[=i]cian to dike. See {Dike}.] 1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank. 2. To drain by a dike or ditch.
\Dike\, v. i. To work as a ditcher; to dig. [Obs.] He would thresh and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.

Synonyms for dike

butch, dam, dyke, dyke, dyke, levee

Related terms: abyss, aqueduct, arterial street, autostrada, bar, bayou lake, breakwater, buffer, chamfer, cleuch, contravallation, dam, drawbridge, excavate, fissure, flaw, gouge out, highroad, joint, kloof, lagoon, levee, linn, loophole, mound, rifle, rift, road, scoop out, secondary road

The fun area, different aproach to word »dike«

Let's analyse "dike" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EKID. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .. -.- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dike: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dike: 4 + 9 + 2 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold

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