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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English:
Alternative form of
dyke
:
ditch
;
embankment
;
waterway
; etc.
●
In American English:
A
well-dressed
man.
●
In American English:
Formalwear or other
fashionable
dress.
●
Alternative form of
dyke
: (slang, usually
derogatory
) a
masculine
woman
; a lesbian.
Verb
●
In American English:
Alternative form of
dyke
: to
dig
a
ditch
; to
raise
an
earthwork
; etc.
●
In American English:
To be well dressed.
Name
●
A
topographic
surname
from Middle English
for someone
living
near
a dike.
●
The goddess/personification of
justice
, order and
judgement
and one of the Horae. She is a
daughter
of Zeus and Themis, and her
sisters
are Eirene and Eunomia. Her Roman
counterpart
is Justitia.
●
99 Dike, a
main belt
asteroid.
●
justice, order and judgement.
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