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 Worddike: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dike: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary