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.
Dyke
Part of speech: noun
Definition: (usually derogatory) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.A toilet.a ditch.a valley.A lesbian. This word has been reclaimed, by some, as politically empowering. (See usage notes.)