DIKES Synonyms

• sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

• a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

• a long ridge or pile

• an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

• a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

• the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

• a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

• a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

• a building in which the business of banking is transacted

• a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

• tip laterally

• enclose with a bank

• do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

• act as the banker in a game or in gambling

• be in the banking business

• put into a bank account

• cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

• have faith or confidence in

• a structure or object that impedes free movement

• any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective

• anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

• a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand

• provide with a causeway

• pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles

• a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

• a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

• a pier that provides a landing place on a river

• an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

• (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

• a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys

• used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

• (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance