DEVIL'S DYKE

Meaning of DEVIL'S DYKE in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized both Ds

: any of several prehistoric British earthworks

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DEVIL'S DYKE — 1) Ограда дьявола (древняя дерновая ограда в графстве Кембриджшир) 2) Овраг дьявола (лощина в Саут-Даунсе (South Downs) близ г. Брайтона)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
DEVIL'S DYKE — [Folklore] The Devil's Dyke - A Sussex folktale The Devil was angry at the conversion of Sussex, one of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
DEVIL'S DYKE — 1) Ограда дьявола (древняя дерновая ограда в графстве Кембриджшир) 2) Овраг дьявола (лощина в Саут-Даунсе [South Downs] близ г. Брайтона)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
DYKE — County: Devon Post Code: EX39
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
DYKE — diga(ment), tranché
English interlingue dictionary
DYKE — see: dike II. noun also dike Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 lesbian , ~y adjective, often disparaging
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DYKE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Offa's Dyke Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
DYKE — I. variant of dike II. noun or dike ˈdīk ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown : lesbian ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEVIL — I. ˈdevəl sometimes -(ˌ)vil, dial or as a mild imprecation ˈdivəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DYKE — (n.) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Английский словарь Webster
DYKE — ( n. ) See Dike. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke 1 /duyk/ , n. , v. , dyked, dyking . dike 1 . dyke 2 — dykey , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DYKE — v. build a protective wall, construct a rampart; dig a drainage channel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — n. protective wall, rampart; drainage channel; (Slang) lesbian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DYKE — I. chiefly British variant of dike II. noun also dike ˈdīk Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1931 often disparaging : lesbian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL — I. ˈde-v ə l dialect ˈdi- noun Etymology: Middle English devel, from Old English dēofol, from Late Latin diabolus, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DYKE — noun ·see dike. the spelling dyke is restricted by some to the geological meaning.
Webster English vocab
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
DYKE — ~ 1 (also dike ) ■ noun 1》 an embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea. ↘an earthwork serving …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DYKE — [dyke] chiefly Brit var of dike [2]dyke n [origin unknown] (ca. 1942): lesbian--often used disparagingly -- dykey adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — [dev.il] n [ME devel, fr. OE deofol, fr. LL diabolus, fr. Gk diabolos, lit., slanderer, fr. diaballein to throw across, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE daɪk (= dike) ▷ dyked daɪkt ▷ dykes daɪks ▷ dyking ˈdaɪk ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DYKE — (also dike ) / daɪk; NAmE / noun 1. a long thick wall that is built to stop water flooding …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — dyke BrE AmE , dike /daɪk/ noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3: Language: Old English ; Origin: dic 'ditch, dike' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DYKE — n. (also dike) sl. a lesbian. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYKE — n. & v. (also dike) n. 1 a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the sea. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DYKE — 1. n. & v. (also dike) --n. 1. a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding, esp. from the …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
DYKE — ( dykes) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A dyke is a thick wall …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DYKE — (~s) Note: The spelling 'dike' is also used, especially for meaning 1. 1. A ~ is a thick wall that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DYKE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Damage has extended into the dykes which run between the grazing marshes. ▪ Its level …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little devil! devil's advocate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
DYKE — n. Offa's Dyke Van Dyke Dick Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DYKE — Synonyms and related words : amazon, androgyne, auntie, bi-guy, bisexual, bull dyke, butch, catamite, chicken, fag, faggot, fairy, femme, flit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL — A printer's errand-boy. Also a small thread in the king's ropes and cables, whereby they may be distinguished from all …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL — n. 1 Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Abaddon, Apollyon, Belial, Lord of the Flies, prince of darkness, spirit of evil, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
DYKE — See Van Dyke, Henry
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
DYKE — = dike сточная канава, сток; ров; траншея дамба, плотина, насыпь преграда, препятствие - the *s have burst преграды сметены земляная …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. ≈ Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — devil.ogg 1. ʹdevl n 1. дьявол, чёрт, бес devil worship - поклонение дьяволу the devil on two sticks - диаболо …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEVIL — devil сущ.1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEVIL — 1. ʹdevl n 1. дьявол, чёрт, бес devil worship - поклонение дьяволу the devil on two sticks - диаболо ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEVIL — 1. сущ. 1) а) бес, дьявол, черт The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. — Если дьяволу понадобится, он процитирует и Евангелие. By …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEVIL — - black devil - blue devils - Indian devil - longfin ice devil - northern giant sea devil - northern sea devil - red devil - sea …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DEVIL — - black devil - blue devils - Indian devil - longfin ice devil - northern giant sea devil - northern …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DEVIL — 1. _n. 1> дьявол, черт, бес 2> _собир. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work - работает как черт; a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEVIL — 1. n. 1. дьявол, черт, бес 2. собир. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work - работает как черт; a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DEVIL — 1. _n. 1> дьявол, чёрт, бес 2> _разг. энергичный, напористый человек; a devil to work работает как чёрт; a devil …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DYKE — dyke n sl Usually dykes only get married once, just for the name Обычно лесбиянки выходят замуж только раз, ради …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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