Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, dialectal, obsolete, slang)Formalwear or other fashionable dress.

More definitions
  • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
  • (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

Examples

18 sentences

  1. I live near the dike.

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  2. We live near the dike.

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  3. Behind the dike lies a pond.

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  4. Behind the dike there is a pond.

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  5. Muskrats are responsible for the destruction of dams and dikes.

    deBisamratten sind für die Zerstörung von Dämmen und Deichen verantwortlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of

Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of deck and deck out or influenced by them.

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Forms

plural: dikes
Singulardike
Pluraldikes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea:damdyke
  • (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine:butchdyke

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dignitarydignityB2digressdigressiondilapidatedilate
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