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dyke (dīk)

noun, transitive verb

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dyke (dīk)

noun

Slang a lesbian, esp. one with physical characteristics traditionally thought of as belonging to men: usually a term of contempt and hostility

Etymology: contr. < morphodyke, morphodite, altered < hermaphrodite

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dyke Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: In northern Mali, Oxfam has assisted communities in building dikes inside small pastoral lakes.

Adjective modifier

  • drystane: Many readers will be familiar with the superbly built drystane dike on the Bealach Mor, lowest point of the ridge of Suilven.

Modifies a noun

  • swarm: The top of its western face is fairly steep with many crags, pinnacles and dike swarms.

Noun used with modifier

  • dolerite: Throughout the island group basalt and dolerite dikes have eroded to form caves and tunnels above and below the water.
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