lake
1[ leyk ]
/ leɪk /
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noun
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil.
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Idioms for lake
(go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.)
Origin of lake
1before 1000; Middle English lak(e), lac(e), apparently a conflation of Old French lac, its source, Latin lacus (compare Greek lákkos,Old Irish loch,Old English, Old Saxon lagu sea, water) and Old English lacu stream, water course (compare leccan to moisten, modern dial. lake stream, channel; see leach1)
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laity, Laius, Lajoie, La Jolla, LAK cell, lake, lakebed, lake breeze, Lake Charles, Lake District, lake dweller
Definition for lake (2 of 3)
lake2
[ leyk ]
/ leɪk /
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.
Origin of lake
2First recorded in 1610–20; variant of lac1
Definition for lake (3 of 3)
Lake
[ leyk ]
/ leɪk /
noun
Simon, 1866–1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect.
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British Dictionary definitions for lake (1 of 2)
lake1
/ (leɪk) /
noun
an expanse of water entirely surrounded by land and unconnected to the sea except by rivers or streamsRelated adjective: lacustrine
anything resembling this
a surplus of a liquid commoditya wine lake
Word Origin for lake
C13: lac, via Old French from Latin lacus basin
British Dictionary definitions for lake (2 of 2)
lake2
/ (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 hydroxideSee also mordant
a red dye obtained by combining a metallic compound with cochineal
Word Origin for lake
C17: variant of lac 1
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Medical definitions for lake (1 of 2)
lake 11
[ lāk ]
n.
A small collection of fluid.
Medical definitions for lake (2 of 2)
lake 22
[ lāk ]
n.
A pigment consisting of organic coloring matter with an inorganic, usually metallic base or carrier, used in dyes, inks, and paints.
v.
To cause blood plasma to become red as a result of the release of hemoglobin from the red blood cells.
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Scientific definitions for lake
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.
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