dike
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Types & categories
- lesbian hypernym
Related & opposite
- butch derivation
- derogation domain usage
- jargon domain usage
Sense 2 verb
enclose with a dike
dike the land to protect it from water
Types & categories
- inclose hypernym
Related & opposite
- dam derivation
Sense 3 noun
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Types & categories
- barrier hypernym
- milldam hyponym
- weir hyponym
- Aswan High Dam instance hyponym
- Glen Canyon Dam instance hyponym
- Hoover Dam instance hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | butch |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | jargon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lesbian |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dam |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dam |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dike |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | barrier |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | milldam |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | weir |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aswan High Dam |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Glen Canyon Dam |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Hoover Dam |