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lake

/leɪk/noun1 syllable

Lake means: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.

Synonyms for lake3

also used for lake

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What does lake mean?3

noun

1

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

2

a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal

3

any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lake?26

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All 26 rhymes for lake, grouped by syllable

Lake in a sentence

  • The lake is calm, with some swans swimming on it.unknown
  • The lake was frozen, so we walked across the ice.CM
  • Having walked for some time, we came to the lake.sundown
  • As we went around the corner, the lake came in sight.CK
  • As soon as we got to the lake, we started swimming.CK
  • Drop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.FeuDRenais
  • The sedge has withered from the lake, and no birds sing.sacredceltic
  • As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.CK

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Forms of lake

as a noun

plural
lakes