Lake

Quick meaning: Lake is a noun meaning A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.

Meaning

A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.

More Meanings

1. A large amount of liquid.
2. (now chiefly dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.
3. (obsolete) A pit, or ditch.
4. (obsolete) An offering, sacrifice, gift.
5. (dialectal) Play; sport; game; fun; glee.
6. (obsolete) To present an offering.
7. (dialectal, Northern, UK) To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.

Example Sentences

a lake of wine

So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

The name of a lake prepared by extending the aluminum salt prepared from FD&C Blue No. 1 upon the substratum would be FD&C Blue No. 1--Aluminum Lake.

These included other Niphargus species from deep cave lakes and coastal anchihaline caves [23 ] and Gammarus and Echinogammarus amphipods that live only in permanently watered streams [21 ,24 ].

Word Forms

• lakes
• laking
• laked

Synonyms for lake

Depending on context, synonyms include loch, mountain, lac.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lagoon, river, creek, pond, lakeshore, sea.

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