lake

lake ¹  (lk)

n.

1. A large inland body of fresh water or salt water.

2. A scenic pond, as in a park.

3. A large pool of liquid: a lake of spilled coffee on my desk.

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[Middle English, from Old French lac and from Old English lacu, both from Latin lacus.]

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lake ²  (lk)

n.

1. A pigment consisting of organic coloring matter with an inorganic, usually metallic base or carrier, used in dyes, inks, and paints.

2. A deep red.

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[From French laque; see lac.]

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lake ¹

Noun

an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land [Latin lacus]

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lake ²

Noun

1. a bright pigment produced by combining organic colouring matter with an inorganic compound

2. a red dye obtained by combining a metallic compound with cochineal [variant of lac]

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lake  (lk)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir - lake used to store water for community use bayou - a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water inlet, recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) lagoon, laguna, lagune - a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral loch - Scottish word for a lake lough - Irish word for a lake oxbow lake - a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel pond, pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" shore - the land along the edge of a body of water tarn - a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers) lentic - of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)
	2.	lake - a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	3.	lake - any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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lake

noun pond, pool, reservoir, loch Scot. lagoon, mere, lough Irish tarn

Translations

lake [leɪk] n → lago

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lake [leɪk] n → lac m

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lake [leɪk] n → See m

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lake [leɪk] n → lago