(dialect, mining) A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault.
(figuratively) Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty.
(geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising above the older stratum as it is eroded away.
(historical) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
(now chiefly Australia, slang) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
(now chiefly Scotland) A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.
(obsolete) A city wall.
(obsolete) Any hollow dug into the ground.
(slang, usually derogatory, loosely, offensive) A non-heterosexual woman.
(slang, usually derogatory, offensive) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or butch traits or behavior.
A beaver's dam.
A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.
A raised causeway.
An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
An embankment formed by the creation of a ditch.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch.
(transitive or intransitive) To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.
(transitive) To scour a watercourse.
(transitive) To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.
(transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench.
(transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.
esky
esky
noun
(Australia) An insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
eyck
eysk
fyke
fyke
noun
(fishing) A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fish using a fyke.
hyke
hyke
noun
Alternative form of haik
Alternative form of huke
ikey
ikey
adj
(slang, derogatory) ‘Jewish’, seen in a derogatory sense; cunning, supercilious.
noun
(slang, derogatory) A Jew.
kaye
kery
kexy
keys
keys
noun
plural of key
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of key
kyke
kyke
verb
(obsolete) To look steadfastly; to gaze.
kyle
kyle
noun
(Scotland) A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
kyne
kyte
kyte
noun
(Scotland) Alternative spelling of kite (“the stomach; the belly”)
Obsolete form of kite (“bird of prey”).
myke
okey
okey
intj
(rare, sometimes Internet slang, sometimes childish) Alternative form of OK
noun
A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain groups of tiles.
pyke
pyke
noun
Obsolete form of pike.
verb
Obsolete form of peek.
Obsolete form of pick.
ryke
skey
skye
skye
noun
Obsolete form of sky.
syke
syke
noun
(heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure; a fountain.
Alternative spelling of sike (“a gutter or ditch”)
tyke
tyke
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, derogatory) A Roman Catholic
(Canada) An initiation level of sports competition for young children
(UK, informal) A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
(colloquial) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
(dated, chiefly Britain) An uncultured, crude and unrefined or uncouth ill-bred person
(dialectal) A mongrel dog.
wyke
yelk
yelk
noun
Obsolete form of yolk.
yerk
yerk
noun
(archaic) A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
verb
(obsolete, Scotland) To rouse or excite.
(obsolete, Scotland) To strike or lash with a whip or stick.
(transitive, archaic) To stab (someone or something).
To bind or tie with a jerk.
To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
yeuk
yeuk
noun
(Hong Kong, dated) An administrative division.
(Scotland) itch, a prickly feeling
verb
(Scotland) to itch, irritate the skin
yike
yike
verb
To utter the exclamation yikes.
yoke
yoke
noun
(Ancient Rome) Chiefly in pass under the yoke: a raised yoke (sense 1.1), or a symbolic yoke formed from two spears installed upright in the ground with another spear connecting their tops, under which a defeated army was made to march as a sign of subjugation.
(Ireland, Scotland) A carriage, a horse and cart; (by extension, generally) a car or other vehicle.
(Ireland, informal) A chap, a fellow.
(Ireland, informal) A miscellaneous object; a gadget.
(Ireland, slang) A pill of a psychoactive drug.
(agriculture) A frame placed on the neck of an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(archaic) A pair of things linked in some way.
(aviation) Any of various devices with crosspieces used to control an aircraft; specifically, the control column.
(bodybuilding) Well-developed muscles of the neck and shoulders.
(chiefly England, regional (especially Kent), and Scotland, historical) An amount of work done with draught animals, lasting about half a day; (by extension) an amount or shift of any work.
(chiefly Kent, archaic) An area of arable land, specifically one consisting of a quarter of a suling, or around 50–60 acres (20–24 hectares); hence, a small manor or piece of land.
(chiefly US) A frame or convex crosspiece from which a bell is hung.
(chiefly historical) A pair of draught animals, especially oxen, yoked together to pull something.
(clothing) The part of an item of clothing which fits around the shoulders or the hips from which the rest of the garment hangs, and which is often distinguished by having a double thickness of material, or decorative flourishes.
(electrical engineering) Originally, a metal piece connecting the poles of a magnet or electromagnet; later, a part of magnetic circuit (such as in a generator or motor) not surrounded by windings (“wires wound around the cores of electrical transformers”).
(electronics) The electromagnetic coil that deflects the electron beam in a cathode ray tube.
(glassblowing) A Y-shaped stand used to support a blowpipe or punty while reheating in the glory hole.
(nautical) A fitting placed across the head of the rudder with a line attached at each end by which a boat may be steered; in modern use it is primarily found in sailing canoes and kayaks.
(video games) A similar device used as a game controller.
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.
A collar placed on the neck of a conquered person or prisoner to restrain movement.
A pole carried on the neck and shoulders of a person, used for carrying a pair of buckets, etc., one at each end of the pole; a carrying pole.
Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.
From sense 1.1: a bond of love, especially marriage; also, a bond of friendship or partnership; an obligation or task borne by two or more people.
From sense 1.3.1: something which oppresses or restrains a person; a burden.
Misspelling of yolk.
verb
(agriculture) To place a frame on the neck of (an animal such as a cow, pig, or goose) to prevent passage through a fence or other barrier.
(chiefly Scotland, archaic, passive) To be joined to (another person) in wedlock (often with the implication that it is a burdensome state); to be or become married to (someone).
(chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To be or become joined in wedlock; to be married, to wed.
(obsolete) To bring into or keep (someone) in bondage or a state of submission; to enslave; to confine, to restrain; to oppress, to subjugate.
To be or become connected, linked, or united in a relationship; to have dealings with.
To bring (two or more people or things) into a close relationship (often one that is undesired); to connect, to link, to unite.
To join (several draught animals) together with a yoke; also, to fasten a yoke (on one or more draught animals) to pull a cart, plough, etc.; or to attach (a cart, plough, etc.) to a draught animal.
To place a collar on the neck of (a conquered person or prisoner) to restrain movement.
To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.
To put (something) around someone's neck like a yoke; also, to surround (someone's neck) with something.