Definition of DIKE

dike

Plural: dikes

Noun

  • (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
  • a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
  • Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
  • Alternative form of deck: (US dialect slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man.
  • Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
  • Alternative form of dyke, Alternative form of deck: (slang, usually derogatory) a masculine woman; a lesbian.

Verb

Verb Forms: diked, diking, dikes

  • To furnish or protect with an embankment.
  • enclose with a dike
    • "dike the land to protect it from water"
  • Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.
  • To be well dressed.

Examples

  • She tried to DIKE off his access to the triple-word score, building a wall of letters.

Synonyms

butch, dam, dyke, Jemmy-Jessamy, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dapperling, dike, dood, dude, dudelet, exquisite, fashionable, fast man, fine gentleman, fop, foretop, fribble, gallant, go, jack-a-dandy, jetter, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, mignon, petit maƮtre, popinjay, pretty boy, prig, puss-gentleman, smart, spark, spiff, swell, tippy, toff

Scrabble Score: 9

dike: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dike: valid Words With Friends Word