lake
41lake — noun the frozen lake Syn: pond, pool, tarn, reservoir, slough, lagoon, water, waterhole, watering hole, inland sea; oxbow (lake), pothole (lake), glacial lake; Scottish loch; literary mere …
42lake */*/ — UK [leɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms lake : singular lake plural lakes a) a large area of water that is surrounded by land There were some boys swimming in the lake. b) a large amount of liquid a wine lake …
43lake — 1. noun /leɪk/ a) Large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water. So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? Robert DeNiro, b) …
44lake — English has two words lake. The one meaning ‘body of water’ [13] comes via Old French lac from Latin lacus. This goes back to the same prehistoric source as produced Gaelic loch (acquired by English in the 14th century) and Latin lacūna ‘hole,… …
45lake — [[t]le͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ lakes N COUNT: oft in names A lake is a large area of fresh water, surrounded by land. They can go fishing in the lake... The Nile flows from Lake Victoria in East Africa north to the Mediterranean Sea …
46lakė — 1 lãkė sf. (2) žr. 1 laka: 1. Atsukti lakę į rytus, kad bitys anksčiau iš ryto lėktų ant darbo rš. 2. Visa lakė aplipusi bitimis Yl. Pilkojo avilio lãkė visai nupuvo Grž. Tingi prikalti lakẽlės, kad bitėm lengviau būtų lįsti avilin Nč. 3. žr.… …
47lake — English has two words lake. The one meaning ‘body of water’ [13] comes via Old French lac from Latin lacus. This goes back to the same prehistoric source as produced Gaelic loch (acquired by English in the 14th century) and Latin lacūna ‘hole,… …
48lake — lake1 noun a large area of water surrounded by land. ↘(the Lakes) another name for the Lake District. Derivatives lakelet noun Origin OE, from OFr. lac, from L. lacus pool, lake . lake2 noun 1》 an insoluble pigment made by combining a soluble… …
49lake — I. /leɪk / (say layk) noun 1. a body of water (fresh or salt) of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. some similar body of water or other liquid. 3. a surplus of a specified liquid commodity: a wine lake. Compare mountain (def. 4). {Middle… …
50lake — See: GO JUMP IN THE LAKE …
