Dike
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The northern English form of ditch. A ditch and bank running alongside each other. A barrier of stone or earth used to hold back water and prevent flooding. A lesbian, especially a manly or unattractive lesbian. A body of once molten igneous rock that was injected into older rocks in a manner that crosses bedding planes.
Dam
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To block the flow of water.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.Mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (compare sire).
Example sentence: One may as well dam for water tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.