Dike

/daɪk/

Synonyms for "dike" (374 found)

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Closest matches (75)

Noun(4 words)

abatis abysm abyssadvanced workalley alleyway aqueductarch damarroyo arterialarterial highwayarterial streetarteryartificial lakeautobahn autoroute autostrada avenue backstop balistraria

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bamboo curtainbank banquette barbarbed-wire entanglementbarbican barrage barricade barrier bartizan bastion battlementbayou lakebear-trap dambeaver dambelt highwayblind alleyboom bore boulevardbox canyonbreach break breakwater breastworkbrick wallbuffer bulkhead bulwark burrow bypass bywaycamino realcanal canalization canalize canyon carriageway carve casemate causeway causey cavity chamfer channel chap chasm chaussee checkcheval-de-frisechimney

Strong matches (112)

chink chisel chute circumferential circumvallation cistern cleft cleuch close clough cofferdam col contravallationcorduroy roadcorrugate coulee couloir counterscarp countervallationcountry rock

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county roadcourt crack cranny crescent crevasse crevice crimpcul-de-saccurtain cut cwm dado damdead waterdead-end streetdefense defile deity dell delve demibastion deposit digdig outdirt roadditch donga draw drawbridge dredge drill drive driveway earthwork embankment enclosure engrave entanglement entrenchment escarp escarpment etang excavate excavation expresswayfarm pondfault fence fieldwork fishpond fissure flaw flume flute fortalice fortification fosse fracture freewayfreshwater lakefurrow gangue gap gape gash gateglacial lakeglacis god goddess goffer gorge gougegouge outgravel roadgravity damgroin groove grub gulch gulf gully

Noun(8 words)

construct dam dandy dyking embank embankment embankmentsflood barrier

Verb(1 words)

dyke

Related words (187)

gutterha haha-ha highroad highwayhighways and bywayshole homosexualhydraulic-fill damincise incisioninland seainterstate highwayiron curtainjam jetty joint justice kennel kloof

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lagoon laguna lake lakeletlandlocked waterlane leakleaping weirlevee linnlocal roadloch lode lodestuff logjam loophole lough lour lower lunette machicolationmain dragmain roadmantelet matrix mere merlon mews milldam millpond millpool minemineral depositminos moat mole motorway mound nemesis notch nullah nyanza openingore bedoutworkoxbow lakepalisade parados parapet parkway pass passage pavepaved roadpay dirtpike placeplank roadplash pleat plow pond pondlet pool portcullispostern gateprimary highwayprivate roadpuddle quarry rabbet rampart ravelin ravine redan redoubt rent reservoir rhadamanthus rifle riftright-of-wayrimering roadroad roadbed roadblock roadwayrock-fill damroute nationalerowroyal roadrupture rut salinasally portsalt pondsap scarp scissure sconce scoopscoop outscore scrabble scrape scratch seam seawallsecondary roadshoot shovelshutter damsink slit slot spade speedway splitstagnant waterstanding waterstate highwaystill waterstock stockadestone wallstreak street striate sumpsunk fencesuperhighway tank tarn tenaille terrace thoroughfarethrough streetthruwaytidal pondtoll roadtownship roadtrench trough tunnel turnpikeus highwayvallation valley vallum vein voidvolcanic lakewadi wallwater holewater pocketweir wellwicket damwork wrinkle wynd

Noun(4 words)

igneous intrusionlevee leveessea wall

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More general

14 entries

barrier buildclose inconstruct encloseflood defensegay womaninclose infrastructureintrusive igneous bodylesbianshut instructure tribade

More specific

6 entries

cone sheetearth dikerevetment dikeseawallsheet dikestone dike

Collocations

11 entries

coastal dikecoastal dikingdike constructiondike fielddike swarmdike the coastlinediking projectearth dikeigneous dikesheet dikestone dike

Inflections

3 entries

diked dikes diking

Derivations

4 entries

diked diker dikes diking

Sample sentences

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Twelve boxers chase Victor across the big Sylter dike.

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I live near the dike.

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You live near the dike.

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He lives near the dike.

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