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Definitions for Dyke

[1] dike1.
[2] a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
[3] an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town.
[4] a ditch.
[5] a bank of earth formed of material being excavated.
[6] a causeway.
[7] British Dialect . a low wall or fence, especially of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land.
[8] an obstacle; barrier.
[9] Geology . a long, narrow, cross-cutting mass of igneous rock intruded into a fissure in older rock. a similar mass of rock composed of other kinds of material, as sandstone.
[10] Australian Slang . a urinal.
[11] to furnish or drain with a dike.
[12] to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike: to dike a tract of land.
[13] an embankment constructed to prevent flooding, keep out the sea, etc
[14] a ditch or watercourse
[15] a bank made of earth excavated for and placed alongside a ditch
[16] Scot a wall, esp a dry-stone wall
[17] a barrier or obstruction
[18] a vertical or near-vertical wall-like body of igneous rock intruded into cracks in older rock
[19] Australian and NZ informal a lavatory (as modifier ) a dyke roll
[20] civil engineering an embankment or wall built to confine a river to a particular course
[21] (tr) to protect, enclose, or drain (land) with a dyke
[22] slang a lesbian
[23] Greg (ory ). born 1947, British television executive; director-general of the BBC (2000–04)
[24] a variant spelling of dyke 1

Words related to Dyke

barrier, ditch, levee, watercourse, bank, channel, causeway

Words nearby Dyke

dyersburg, dyestuff, dyewood, dyfed, dying, dyke, dykon, dylan, dylan, bob, dymaxion, dyn

Origin of Dyke

ike1before 900; Middle English dik(e ), Old English dīc < Old Norse dīki; akin to ditch

Other words from Dyke

dyk·ey , adjective, dyk·i·er, dyk·i·est.
dik·er , noun
un·diked , adjective

Word origin for Dyke

C20: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Dyke

barrier, ditch, levee, bank, causeway, channel, watercourse