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lake
1[ leyk ]
noun
- a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil.
lake
2[ leyk ]
noun
- any of various pigments prepared from animal, vegetable, or coal-tar coloring matters by chemical or other union with metallic compounds.
- a red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal by combination with a metallic compound.
Lake
3[ leyk ]
noun
- Simon, 1866–1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect.
lake
1/ leɪk /
noun
- an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land and unconnected to the sea except by rivers or streams lacustrine
- anything resembling this
- a surplus of a liquid commodity
a wine lake
lake
2/ leɪk /
noun
- a bright pigment used in textile dyeing and printing inks, produced by the combination of an organic colouring matter with an inorganic compound, usually a metallic salt, oxide, or hydroxide See also mordant
- a red dye obtained by combining a metallic compound with cochineal
lake
/ lāk /
- A large inland body of standing fresh or salt water. Lakes generally form in depressions, such as those created by glacial or volcanic action; they may also form when a section of a river becomes dammed or when a channel is isolated by a change in a river's course.
Word History and Origins
Origin of lake1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lake1
Origin of lake2
Idioms and Phrases
- (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.)
Example Sentences
A lake is flanked by layers of browns: rust, clay and beige, with the gradual excavation of earth.
Wastewater from water companies and private sewage treatment, along with rural and urban land use, are among a range of pollution issues the lake faces.
Campaigners feared the community would be left with a "dangerous" and "contaminated" lake if the giant pit was not filled in as was originally planned.
"Every single lake, every single river, every single coastal waterway in Northern Ireland does not meet good environmental quality standards."
There were 3.6 million hours of sewage spills into England's lakes, rivers and seas by water companies in 2023, which is more than double the amount of the previous year.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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