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Meaning of "fyke" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FYKE

From Middle Dutch fuycke.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FYKE

fyke  [faɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FYKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fyke is 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.

WHAT DOES FYKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fyke

Fishing net

A fishing net or fishnet is a net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Early nets were woven from grasses, flaxes and other fibrous plant material. Later cotton was used. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as wool or silk thread were common until recently and are still used.

Definition of fyke in the English dictionary

The definition of fyke in the dictionary is a fish trap consisting of a net suspended over a series of hoops, laid horizontally in the water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FYKE


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 FYKE

fuzztone
fuzzy
fuzzy dice
fuzzy logic
fuzzy-wuzzies
fuzzy-wuzzy
fuzzy-wuzzy angel
fv
FWA
fwd
FWIW
FX
FYI
Fylde
fylfot
Fyn
fynbos
fyrd
FYROM
fytte

WORDS THAT END LIKE FYKE

bull dyke
bulldyke
byke
cake
fake
gryke
ke
klondyke
lake
make
Nike
ring-dyke
smoke
take
there´s nothing like
tryke
tyke
vandyke
wake
Yorkshire tyke

Synonyms and antonyms of fyke in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fyke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FYKE

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The translations of fyke from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fyke» in English.

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弗克
1,325 millions of speakers

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Garlitos
570 millions of speakers

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fyke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Fyke
380 millions of speakers
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fyke
280 millions of speakers

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fyke
278 millions of speakers

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Fyke
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fyke
260 millions of speakers

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verveux
220 millions of speakers

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Fyke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fyke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fyke
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fyke
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fyke
85 millions of speakers
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fyke
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fyke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fyke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fyke
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Żaki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fyke
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fyke
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Βολκοί
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fyke
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Fyke
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fyke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fyke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FYKE»

The term «fyke» is regularly used and occupies the 70.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FYKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fyke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fyke» 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 fyke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FYKE»

Discover the use of fyke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fyke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jolly Songs: In Print Letters
Also includes a spoken guide to all 42 letter sounds and alternative vowels. Games and activities are included in the 24 page book.
Laurie Fyke, Kerrie Sinclair, 2005
2
History and Families, Mississippi County, Missouri, 1845-1995
FYKE - The name Fyke is German and is spelled originally Feige. but pronounced Fyke. The ancestors of the Fykes came to America immediately after the Revolutionary War and settled in western North Carolina. About 1 800 they moved with ...
‎1995
3
Papers Presented at the Expert Consultation on Sustainable ...
Salmonid By-Catch in Eel Fyke Nets Despite many attempts by government agencies in the 1980's to rebuild the Atlantic salmon stocks it continues to decline . A moratorium was placed on the commercial salmon fishery in 1992, and salmon ...
Andrew R. Smith, John W. Valdemarsen, 2000
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
“Come, come, Nailparing, you for,get yourself, my good sir,” cried Lieutenant Fyke; “always recollect, that be he what he may, he has the honour of being at present your commanding ofiicer.” “The more is the shame, Fyke," cried the ...
‎1825
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Blackwood's Magazine
Do you see any thing ?" " No, sir, no." " What does the fellow say, Fyke ?" inquired the Captain. His Lieutenant replied. " Ah, so far well — Mast-head, there ! — <Tye hear me — Keep a sharp lookout all round you, but particularly to windward.
‎1822
6
General Statutes of New Jersey
... in the river Delaware," approved the twenty-second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty- nine, which reads as follows : "That hereafter no person or persons shall cast, set, draw, fasten or otherwise make use of any fyke net, ...
New Jersey, 2005
7
Issues in Ecosystem Ecology: 2011 Edition
Comparison of Modified Fyke Nets for Evaluating Fish Assemblages and Population Structure “Modified fyke nets have long been used by fisheries managers to assess species composition and evaluate population characteristics of individual ...
‎2012
8
Interactions Between Fish and Birds: Implications for Management
This confirmed the observations that bycatch in the fyke net fishery for smelt was small. Before 1970, smelt and other small fish were also caught as bycatch in the trawl fishery for eel. This bycatch was sold at the auction as trash fish (Fig. 8.11).
Ian G. Cowx, 2008
9
Role of Fishery Technology in Management and Development of ...
3.1.8 Fyke Nets 3.1.8.1 Types and Description Virtually non-existent in tropical Africa, but found in North Africa, these nets are fixed and can be used singly or in groups, equipped with wings and guiding vanes. The part which catches the fish  ...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fishery Industries Division, 1979
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Lth. l'm blithc to halt an' swither Afore l fyke _ve, “ALLANTINE Poems (1856 132. Edb. Ye may be sure this did me lyke. Cnawrono Forms (1798) 5. 5. To trifle or daily with a woman ; to flirt. Abd. Not necessarily including the idea of indelicacy of ...
Joseph Wright

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FYKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fyke is used in the context of the following news items.
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Restoration initiative
A Lake Superior State University student team sets a fyke net to collect fish and other aquatic organisms during a June 24 run on Ashmun Bay, ... «Sault Ste. Marie Evening News, Jul 15»
2
History's Claims: Tsarnaev, The Rosenbergs, And Felix Frankfurter
Virtually on the eve of the Rosenbergs' original scheduled execution date – June 18th, 1951 –a lawyer named Fyke Farmer, who was not ... «WGBH NEWS, Jul 15»
3
Eureka committee approves plan to move and renovate 176-year …
The people across the street ... approved of it, so we've gotten pluses all along the way,” said Karen Fyke, secretary of Barnstorming and of the ... «Peoria Journal Star, Jun 15»
4
Disturbing pictures emerge of otters drowned in illegal Broads nets
The five pairs of fyke nets and one single, which contained around 400 live crayfish and the two drowned otters, normally lie on the riverbed ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 15»
5
Chillicothe celebrates Zorro
So, Hirtz met with Gary Fyke at the Chillicothe Historical Society after a presentation about Zorro and, with Fyke and Historical Society President ... «Chillicothe Times-Bulletin, Jun 15»
6
Suspects pistol-whip man
Peyton Fyke, 22, was cited Sunday on suspicion of prohibited use of a weapon while intoxicated at 28 1/4 Road and Grand Falls Drive. «Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Jun 15»
7
Tribes assert sovereignty, call for review of state's actions
The Pleasant Point tribal government had authorized the use of fyke nets for sustenance fishing this year, which prompted the DMR to adopt an ... «Quoddy Tides, Jun 15»
8
The Leaf-Chronicle All-Area Tennis Teams 2015
Katherine Fyke, Montgomery Central: A junior, Fyke was the No. 1 singles player, helping MCHS win the District 11-A/AA team championship. «Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Jun 15»
9
Ready, Set, Shop! New shopping center for Clinton
Lindsey Fyke says, "I think it's a great idea I think Clinton has needed this for some time, and I hope we support it." Groundbreaking for the ... «WDAM-TV, Jun 15»
10
Two Native American tribes withdraw from 'paternalistic' Maine …
The Passamaquoddy Tribe said it would continue to use fyke nets after the state banned them to make sure it doesn't exceed the catch on ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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