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You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.
Russel Honore

Meaning of "dike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIKE

dike  [daɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dike is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dike in English.

WHAT DOES DIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dyke

Dyke or dike may refer to: ▪ A natural or artificial slope or wall to regulate water levels, called levee in American English ▪ ditch, a water filled drainage trench ▪ A regional term for a dry stone wall ▪ Dike, a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment ▪ Dike, the Greek goddess of moral justice ▪ Dikes, diagonal or side-cutting pliers, a hand tool used by electricians and others ▪ Dyke, a brass era automobile ▪ Dyke, a vulgarism meaning "lesbian" ▪ D-Yikes!, an episode of South Park ▪ Dyking out, a slang term for a uniform or dressing assistant at Virginia Military Institute and other military schools or colleges ▪ 99 Dike, an asteroid...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DIKE

PRESENT

Present
I dike
you dike
he/she/it dikes
we dike
you dike
they dike
Present continuous
I am diking
you are diking
he/she/it is diking
we are diking
you are diking
they are diking
Present perfect
I have diked
you have diked
he/she/it has diked
we have diked
you have diked
they have diked
Present perfect continuous
I have been diking
you have been diking
he/she/it has been diking
we have been diking
you have been diking
they have been diking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I diked
you diked
he/she/it diked
we diked
you diked
they diked
Past continuous
I was diking
you were diking
he/she/it was diking
we were diking
you were diking
they were diking
Past perfect
I had diked
you had diked
he/she/it had diked
we had diked
you had diked
they had diked
Past perfect continuous
I had been diking
you had been diking
he/she/it had been diking
we had been diking
you had been diking
they had been diking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dike
you will dike
he/she/it will dike
we will dike
you will dike
they will dike
Future continuous
I will be diking
you will be diking
he/she/it will be diking
we will be diking
you will be diking
they will be diking
Future perfect
I will have diked
you will have diked
he/she/it will have diked
we will have diked
you will have diked
they will have diked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been diking
you will have been diking
he/she/it will have been diking
we will have been diking
you will have been diking
they will have been diking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dike
you would dike
he/she/it would dike
we would dike
you would dike
they would dike
Conditional continuous
I would be diking
you would be diking
he/she/it would be diking
we would be diking
you would be diking
they would be diking
Conditional perfect
I would have dike
you would have dike
he/she/it would have dike
we would have dike
you would have dike
they would have dike
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been diking
you would have been diking
he/she/it would have been diking
we would have been diking
you would have been diking
they would have been diking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dike
we let´s dike
you dike
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dike
Past participle
diked
Present Participle
diking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIKE


alike
əˈlaɪk
bike
baɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
dislike
dɪsˈlaɪk
dyke
daɪk
hike
haɪk
like
laɪk
like-for-like
ˌlaɪkfəˈlaɪk
likes
ˈlaɪk
mic
maɪk
mike
maɪk
motorbike
ˈməʊtəˌbaɪk
pike
paɪk
psych
saɪk
Reich
raɪk
spike
spaɪk
strike
straɪk
superbike
ˈsuːpəˌbaɪk
tike
taɪk
unlike
ʌnˈlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIKE

dihybridism
dihydric
dihydric alcohol
dihydrocodeine
dihydrogen
Dijon
dijudicate
dijudication
dik-dik
dika
diker
dikey
dikkop
diktat
dilacerate
dilaceration
dilapidate
dilapidated
dilapidation
dilapidator

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIKE

dirt bike
feel like
homelike
human-like
hunger strike
kike
Klondike
ladylike
lifelike
lookalike
mountain bike
Nike
on your bike
road bike
summer-like
sunlike
the like
there´s nothing like
turnpike
wandlike

Synonyms and antonyms of dike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIKE

Find out the translation of dike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dique
570 millions of speakers

English

dike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तटबंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дамба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dique
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

digue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dikejutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Deich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

堤防
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்பரண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाइक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hendek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grobla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дамба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dig
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάχωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dike

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIKE»

The term «dike» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dike

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DIKE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dike.
1
Russel Honore
You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIKE»

Discover the use of dike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Hole in the Dike
Retells the tale of the little boy whose resourcefulness and courage saved his country from being destroyed by the ocean.
‎1993
2
Cane Curiosa: From Gun to Gadget
With detailed photos of more than 1,600 canes, this books covers 75 private collections, in almost 100 museums.
Catherine Dike, 1983
3
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon
The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon has been updated to reflect advances in the study of Cameroon's history as well as to provide coverage of the years since the last edition.
Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Mbuh, Mark W. Delancey, 2010
4
Walking Sticks
This book examines the two main groups of walking sticks and canes: gadget sticks and decorative ones.
Catherine Dike, 1990
5
Meridian Holdings, Inc., Anthony C. Dike, and Michelle V. ...
C. Dabney O'Riordan. 26. Nguyen did not manually sign the certifications included with Meridian's second quarter 2004 report before or at the time the report was filed; ;he did so only after the fact, at the direction of Dike. Dike knew that ...
C. Dabney O’Riordan
6
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Associated with ...
Dike. Modification. Dikes are river management structures meant to direct the flow of water into the navigation channel, protect shoreline from erosion and encourage sediment deposition near the banks to keep the channel open. Calmer water ...
Cynthia Susan Upah, 2007
7
The Gypsies of the Danes' Dike: A Story of Hedge-side Life ...
What transpired I cannot say, for I was too far off to hear the parley ; but the new- comers presently drove off accompanied by big Toon, towards the Danes' Dike, in a hollow of which they pitched their tents. Events were thickening and a crisis ...
George Searle Phillips, 1864
8
Hydrology of the Hawaiian Islands
In West Hawai'i the high levels of the water table suggest perching phenomena rather than dike-impounded groundwater because erosion has not been sufficiently deep to expose the core of the rift zones as in O'ahu. Dike-Impounded  ...
Leung-Ku Stephen Lau, John Francis Mink, 2006
9
Goodnough Dike
R. J. Bisson. Of course this intrigued me, but I'm not a piece, I have a reputation to maintain. After all, I am a legend in my own mind. I raised an eyebrow before responding. “What kind of game are you playing here, Dave?” “David! Please call  ...
R. J. Bisson, 2000
10
Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges
Schematic diagram (plan view) showing the effects of a lateral dike intrusion event at a stationary reference point in the crust (black dot). Heavy lines represent open fractures; dashed lines - actively closing fractures; thin lines - closed fractures ...
W. Roger Buck, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Physician Burnout: Will ICD-10 Drive You Over the Edge? | Dike
In my work with hundreds of over stressed and burned out physicians, one thing is constant. Documentation is always one of their biggest ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Patuakhali town protection dike under threat
Random sand lifting from the Lohalia River poses risk to Patuakhali town protection embankment, much to the worry of locals. Jewel Mridha of ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Boat Crashes Into Stony Point Dike In Wareham « CBS Boston
A boat called “The Commitment” crashed onto Stony Point Dike in Wareham on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Wareham Harbormaster ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Water Management plans to relocate dike access bridge; city on …
Residents are likely familiar with S-169, as it connects the boat basin parking lot with the Herbert Hoover Dike. Without S-169, residents and ... «newszap.com, Jul 15»
5
Dalrymple says Oxbow needs ring dike even without diversion
Jack Dalrymple has weighed in on the lawsuit over the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project, saying the state doesn't consider the ring dike ... «WDAZ, Jul 15»
6
Bright Dike Back With Toronto FC after Scorpions Loan
Nigeria international Bright Dike has returned to Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Toronto FC after ending his two-month loan at NASL ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Charisma Crunch Bill Gross's replacements at PIMCO to …
Dan Ivascyn: Ultimately, if you don't perform, you don't have a home at our firm. With asset dike still breached, Bill Gross's PIMCO replacements ... «RIABiz, Jul 15»
8
Bright Dike Returns to Toronto as NASL Loan Ends
Two months after being loaned out to the NASL's San Antonio Scorpions, Bright Dike is back with Toronto FC. His return comes at a good time, ... «Waking The Red, Jun 15»
9
Troops deployed to repair dike in Nanjing
In the city of Nanjing, raging floodwaters breached a dike, threatening the safety of towns downstream. 1,500 soldiers rushed to the scene at ... «CCTV, Jun 15»
10
Laguna Art Museum rides wave of color
Above, works by Phil Dike, including “Sea Stripes and Beach Figures,” are displayed at Laguna Art Museum. At right top is ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»

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