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  • 31Lake — Salzlake * * * La|ke [ la:kə], die; , n: salzige Lösung zum Einlegen von Fisch, Fleisch oder anderen Lebensmitteln: Heringe in die Lake legen. Zus.: Gurkenlake, Heringslake, Salzlake. * * * La|ke 〈f. 19〉 Salzbrühe zum Einpökeln [nddt.… …

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  • 32lake — 1. n. a large body of water surrounded by land. Phrases and idioms: the Great Lakes the Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, along the boundary of the US and Canada. Lake District (or the Lakes) the region of the English lakes in… …

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  • 33lake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. loch, lough; pond, pool, tarn, lakelet, mere. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pond, creek, mouth, tarn, loch, lough, lagoon, mere, pool, inland sea; see also sea . Famous lakes include: Titicaca,… …

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  • 34Lake — This very interesting surname is of early English medieval origins. It is to be found chiefly in the West Country, and is either topographical or locational. If the former it was a surname for someone who lived by a stream or water course or a… …

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  • 35lake — n. 1) a deep; dry lake 2) at, on a lake (they have a summer bungalow at/on the lake) * * * [leɪk] dry lake on a lake (they have a summer bungalow at/on the lake) a deep at …

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  • 36lake — {{11}}lake (1) body of water, early 12c., from O.Fr. lack and directly from L. lacus pond, lake, also basin, tank, related to lacuna hole, pit, from PIE *laku (Cf. Gk. lakkos pit, tank, pond, O.C.S. loky pool, puddle, cistern, O.Ir. loch …

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  • 37lake — n pond, pool, lagoon, tarn, basin, reservoir; oxbow lake, bayou lake, glacial lake, volcanic lake, mountain lake, lakelet, pondlet; water hole, fish pond, mill pond, tidal pond or pool; Scot. loch, Irish. lough, Africa. nyanza, Chiefly Brit. Dial …

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  • 38lake — east·lake; lake; lake·let; lake·ward; mort·lake; …

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  • 39Lake — (as used in expressions) Lake Clark, parque nacional y reserva Lake District Lake Placid Salt Lake City …

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  • 40lake — /leIk/ noun 1 (C) a large area of water surrounded by land: boating on the lake | Lake Michigan 2 wine lake/milk lake etc a very large amount of wine, milk etc that is not needed or used see also: mountain (3) …

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