Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, May 19th, 2024
Pentacost
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Dike

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Dika
Next Entry
Diked
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(n.) A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.

(2):

(v. t.) To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure with a bank.

(3):

(n.) An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.

(4):

(n.) A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.

(5):

(v. i.) To work as a ditcher; to dig.

(6):

(v. t.) To drain by a dike or ditch.

(7):

(n.) A wall of turf or stone.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dike'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dike.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile