noun

lake

layk

noun

A large body of water surrounded by land.

"They rented a cabin beside a quiet mountain lake."

"The lake froze solid enough to skate on by January."

A large quantity of a liquid, used loosely or figuratively.

"There was a lake of spilled coffee on the kitchen floor."

How to Use Lake

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA large area of water enclosed by land, or (informally) a big pool of any liquid.

Common pairings

lake shore lake district a lake of blood/spilled paint

Word Forms

laked past tense, laked past tense, lakes plural, lakes plural, lakes plural, lakes plural, Lakes plural, lakes singular, lakes singular

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Etymology

From Old English lacu ("stream, pool"), blended over time with the unrelated Old French lac (from Latin lacus, "lake, basin") — two separate old words that merged into one modern spelling.

Synonyms

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Rhymes for lake

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