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lake

UK
/leɪk/
US
/leɪk/

Translations

lakenoun
lakes
pl
UK
/leɪk/
US
/leɪk/
The lake is surrounded by mountains.
Озеро окружено горами.
Synonyms
reservoir
pond
mere
bayou
tarn
lagoon
waterbody
lakeverb
laked
Past Simple
laked
Past Participle
laking
Gerund
UK
/leɪk/
US
/leɪk/
Synonyms
pigment
fix
pool
stain
tint
color
dye
precipitate
precpipitate
form a lake
collect
impound
pond
inundate
flood
lakeadjective
Used attributively to denote relation to or location near a lake (e.g., "lake sediments").
Synonyms
lacustrine
lentic
lacustral
lakeside

Definitions

lakenoun
A large body of water surrounded by land.
The family spent the weekend camping by the lake.
A pigment made by combining a soluble dye with an insoluble base.
The artist used a lake to achieve the vibrant red color in her painting.
A very large quantity of a liquid or other substance covering a surface.
The tanker crash left a lake of oil on the highway.
lakeverb
To convert (a soluble dye) into an insoluble pigment by combining it with a metallic compound.
The technician laked the carmine dye to make a stable cosmetic pigment.
To collect or pool as a body of still water; to form a lake.
After the storm, meltwater laked in the abandoned quarry.
lakeadjective
Situated on, near, or connected with a lake.
Lake communities often rely on tourism for income.
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