dike

or dyke

[ dahyk ]

/ daɪk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dike ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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.

a ditch.

a bank of earth formed of material being excavated.

a causeway.

British Dialect. a low wall or fence, especially of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land.

an obstacle; barrier.

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.

Australian Slang. a urinal.

verb (used with object), diked, dik·ing.

to furnish or drain with a dike.

to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike: to dike a tract of land.

Origin of dike

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dike

diker, nounun·diked, adjective

Definition for dike (2 of 2)

dike²

[ dahyk ]

/ daɪk /

noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

dyke².

OTHER WORDS FROM dike

dikey, adjective, dik·i·er, dik·i·est.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for dike

The Camargue is protected by dikes from the inundations both of the sea and of the rivers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various
There's no counting the improvements he made in dikes and sluices and water mills and all that kind of thing.
Hans Brinker|Mary Mapes Dodge
Dikes were rebuilt, marshes drained and cattle brought into the country.
Belgium|Emile Cammaerts
Falls are also produced in very many instances by dikes which cross the stream.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

Inside the dikes and ditches are filled with a purely sweet-water vegetation.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish

British Dictionary definitions for dike

dike

/ (daɪk) /

noun, verb

a variant spelling of dyke 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for dike

dike

[ dīk ]

A body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjoining rock, usually as a result of the intrusion of magma. Dikes are often of a different composition from the rock they cut across. They are usually on the order of centimeters to meters across and up to tens of kilometers long. See illustration at batholith.

An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods or to hold irrigation water in for agricultural purposes.

单词	dike
释义	dike ¹ or dyke [ dahyk ] / daɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dike ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. a ditch. a bank of earth formed of material being excavated. a causeway. British Dialect. a low wall or fence, especially of earth or stone, for dividing or enclosing land. an obstacle; barrier. 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. Australian Slang. a urinal. verb (used with object), diked, dik·ing. to furnish or drain with a dike. to enclose, restrain, or protect by a dike: to dike a tract of land. Origin of dike ¹ before 900; Middle English dik(e), Old English dīc<Old Norse dīki; akin to ditch OTHER WORDS FROM dike diker, nounun·diked, adjective Definition for dike (2 of 2) dike² [ dahyk ] / daɪk / noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. dyke². OTHER WORDS FROM dike dikey, adjective, dik·i·er, dik·i·est. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dike The Camargue is protected by dikes from the inundations both of the sea and of the rivers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1\|Various There's no counting the improvements he made in dikes and sluices and water mills and all that kind of thing. Hans Brinker\|Mary Mapes Dodge Dikes were rebuilt, marshes drained and cattle brought into the country. Belgium\|Emile Cammaerts Falls are also produced in very many instances by dikes which cross the stream. Outlines of the Earth's History\|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler Inside the dikes and ditches are filled with a purely sweet-water vegetation. The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish British Dictionary definitions for dike dike / (daɪk) / noun, verb a variant spelling of dyke 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dike barrier, ditch, levee, dyke, watercourse, bank, channel, causeway Scientific definitions for dike dike [ dīk ] A body of igneous rock that cuts across the structure of adjoining rock, usually as a result of the intrusion of magma. Dikes are often of a different composition from the rock they cut across. They are usually on the order of centimeters to meters across and up to tens of kilometers long. See illustration at batholith. An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods or to hold irrigation water in for agricultural purposes. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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dike

or dyke

noun

verb (used with object), diked, dik·ing.

Origin of dike

OTHER WORDS FROM dike

Definition for dike (2 of 2)

noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.

OTHER WORDS FROM dike

Example sentences from the Web for dike

British Dictionary definitions for dike

noun, verb

Words related to dike

Scientific definitions for dike