Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ike
IPA transcription: ['aɪk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Ike, President_Eisenhower
    Meaning: United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
Usage examples
  • Jarvis, Ike, and Mrs. Simmons gave him farewells which were full of feeling.
  • He looked back and saw the four standing on the porch, Jarvis, Ike, Mrs. Simmons, and old Aunt Suse.
  • When thieves and thugs fall out and fight there's fell arrears to pay; And soon or late sin meets its fate, and so it fell one day That Claw-fingered Kitty and Windy Ike fanged up like dogs at bay.
  • When all this is written, those who knew Sammy will say, "'Tis but a poor picture, for she is something more than all this." Uncle Ike, the postmaster at the Forks, did it much better when he said to "Preachin' Bill," the night of the "Doin's" at the Cove School, "Ba thundas!