dike

  • 61dike-louper — ˈdīˌkləu̇pə(r), lōp , lüp noun ( s) Etymology: dike (I) + English dialect louper leaper, from English dialect loup to leap + English er more at loup …

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  • 62dike ridge — noun 1. geology : a hogback in which the formation resistant to erosion is a dike 2. geology : a small wall like ridge on a glacier resulting from differences in the rate of melting 3. geology : any small wall like ridge (as one along a shore)… …

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  • 63dike — 1) a protective wall around a fish pond 2) a wall, levee or embankment to prevent flooding …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 64diké — (entrée créée par le supplément) (di ké) s. f. La 99e planète télescopique, découverte en 1868 par M. Borrelly. ÉTYMOLOGIE    En grec, la justice …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 65dike —    1. A wall or embankment protecting lowlands from being flooded [16].    2. A subsurface sheet like igneous intrusion into bedrock fractures [16] …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 66dike — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, abatis, abysm, abyss, advanced work, alley, alleyway, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial lake, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, backstop,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 67dike — abdique aldéhydique antipaludique antispasmodique apériodique bouddhique cathodique claudique druidique dyadique encyclopédique faradique fatidique fluidique glucidique gonadique gravidique gréco bouddhique helladique héraldique iodique juridique …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 68DIKË —    (i. e. Justice), a Greek goddess, the daughter of Zeus and Themis; the guardian of justice and judgment, the foe of deceit and violence, and the accuser before Zeus of the unjust judge …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 69dike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. embankment, levee; ditch. See enclosure, defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embankment, wall, barrier; see dam 1 …

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  • 70dike —  , dyke  Either is acceptable …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors