Dyke
noun
A wall built to prevent water from flooding an area.
The town was protected from flooding by a large dyke.
Often appears as...
- build a dyke
- dyke system
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Technical
noun
A long mass of rock that cuts through the earth's crust.
The geologist found an ancient volcanic dyke during the excavation.
Often appears as...
- volcanic dyke
- quartz dyke
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Academic
noun
A term for a lesbian, often used self-referentially.
She proudly identifies as a dyke.
Often appears as...
- proud dyke
- dyke march
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Informal, Neutral
Informal
noun
A wall built to prevent water from flooding an area.
The town was protected from flooding by a large dyke.
Often appears as...
- build a dyke
- dyke system
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A long mass of rock that cuts through the earth's crust.
The geologist found an ancient volcanic dyke during the excavation.
Often appears as...
- volcanic dyke
- quartz dyke
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A term for a lesbian, often used self-referentially.
She proudly identifies as a dyke.
Often appears as...
- proud dyke
- dyke march
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Flood Protection
Used when talking about structures that safeguard against water damage.
Residents rely on the dyke to protect their homes.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Common in discussions related to civil engineering and environmental management.
The engineer's plan includes a dyke to mitigate flood risks.
Pro Tip 3/3UK Spelling
This spelling is specific to UK English, American English uses 'levee'.
The new dyke along the Thames was completed last year.
Pro Tip 1/3Flood Protection
Used when talking about structures that safeguard against water damage.
Residents rely on the dyke to protect their homes.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Common in discussions related to civil engineering and environmental management.
The engineer's plan includes a dyke to mitigate flood risks.
Pro Tip 3/3UK Spelling
This spelling is specific to UK English, American English uses 'levee'.
The new dyke along the Thames was completed last year.
Pro Tip 1/3Flood Protection
Used when talking about structures that safeguard against water damage.
Residents rely on the dyke to protect their homes.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Common in discussions related to civil engineering and environmental management.
The engineer's plan includes a dyke to mitigate flood risks.
Pro Tip 3/3UK Spelling
This spelling is specific to UK English, American English uses 'levee'.
The new dyke along the Thames was completed last year.
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Let's try emotional...
being on the receiving end of all this ugliness? Well, my biggest takeaway is that for decades, we've been focused on political correctness, but what matters more is emotional correctness. Let me give you a small example. I don't care if you call me a dyke. I really don't. I care about two things.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
they I can see it so look in the grass yes sensor so in this grass on my right-hand side just hidden is what looks like a duiker so if you follow my finger since I'll show you just to the left of this tree at the back there where my finger is there is a dike a now
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Demolition, disease, and...
but accidents and diseases took the lives of 5,000 workers— mostly Black Caribbean migrants. Then, in the fall of 1913, the moment finally came. A telegraph signal from President Woodrow Wilson triggered a dike explosion,
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Sally Kohn: Let's try...
focused on political correctness but what matters more is emotional correctness let me give you a small example I don't care if you call me a dyke I really don't I care about two things one I care that you spell it right
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David Pogue: Cool new...
It gives you the price, and the location and ratings. I'm not going all the way to Flushing. Anyway, just amazing, amazing things. Of course, its not just about the iPhone. The iPhone broke the dyke, the wall.
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Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
The bio says that I'm a "man-hater and a bull dyke and the only thing I've ever accomplished with my career is spreading my perverse sexuality." Which, incidentally, is only a third correct. I mean, lies!
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"Stumbling towards...
And so we hide, and we hide behind what we like to call the floodgate of intimacy. And what might that floodgate be holding? What is the dike upon which it is built? Well, first off --
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City So Real PIPE Official...
family the cries and the complaints of the people are ignored and neglected jason van dyke is found guilty he'll be the first chicago police officer convicted of murder
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
now they do den Christy but they don't den like hyenas do there's a dyke over
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The Fairbanks Ice Track...
Fairbanks 22 lvl with several vehicles on the dike system South the airport
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Let's try emotional...
being on the receiving end of all this ugliness? Well, my biggest takeaway is that for decades, we've been focused on political correctness, but what matters more is emotional correctness. Let me give you a small example. I don't care if you call me a dyke. I really don't. I care about two things.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
they I can see it so look in the grass yes sensor so in this grass on my right-hand side just hidden is what looks like a duiker so if you follow my finger since I'll show you just to the left of this tree at the back there where my finger is there is a dike a now
Video examples
Demolition, disease, and...
but accidents and diseases took the lives of 5,000 workers— mostly Black Caribbean migrants. Then, in the fall of 1913, the moment finally came. A telegraph signal from President Woodrow Wilson triggered a dike explosion,
Video examples
Sally Kohn: Let's try...
focused on political correctness but what matters more is emotional correctness let me give you a small example I don't care if you call me a dyke I really don't I care about two things one I care that you spell it right
Video examples
David Pogue: Cool new...
It gives you the price, and the location and ratings. I'm not going all the way to Flushing. Anyway, just amazing, amazing things. Of course, its not just about the iPhone. The iPhone broke the dyke, the wall.
Video examples
Sally Kohn: Don’t like...
The bio says that I'm a "man-hater and a bull dyke and the only thing I've ever accomplished with my career is spreading my perverse sexuality." Which, incidentally, is only a third correct. I mean, lies!
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"Stumbling towards...
And so we hide, and we hide behind what we like to call the floodgate of intimacy. And what might that floodgate be holding? What is the dike upon which it is built? Well, first off --
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City So Real PIPE Official...
family the cries and the complaints of the people are ignored and neglected jason van dyke is found guilty he'll be the first chicago police officer convicted of murder
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
now they do den Christy but they don't den like hyenas do there's a dyke over
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The Fairbanks Ice Track...
Fairbanks 22 lvl with several vehicles on the dike system South the airport
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Quote examples
Audre Lorde
American Poet
There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.
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Russel Honore
American Soldier
You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.
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Russel Honore
American Soldier
You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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