often attributive
: a considerable inland body of standing water
also
: a pool of other liquid (such as lava, oil, or pitch)
1
a
: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
b
: any of numerous usually bright translucent organic pigments composed essentially of a soluble dye absorbed on or combined with an inorganic carrier
2
laked; laking
: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
of blood
: to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
Examples of lake in a Sentence
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
The lake has 692 miles of shoreline and is more than 200 feet deep.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Nearly one in 11 adult Californians do not know how to swim, according to a recent study.
California, which shares a coastline with the Pacific Ocean, boasts more than 3,000 lakes and a high pool-to-people ratio — 29 people for every swimming pool.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
The Carolinas offer beautiful lakes to swim, sail and soak up the sun — and a new report is revealing the best of the best for a waterfront getaway.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
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Noun
Detectives told Harris that one of the men arrested had kicked her son in the head before he was dragged into the lake.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
The lake has 692 miles of shoreline and is more than 200 feet deep.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
Nearly one in 11 adult Californians do not know how to swim, according to a recent study.
California, which shares a coastline with the Pacific Ocean, boasts more than 3,000 lakes and a high pool-to-people ratio — 29 people for every swimming pool.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
The Carolinas offer beautiful lakes to swim, sail and soak up the sun — and a new report is revealing the best of the best for a waterfront getaway.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
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lake
verb
laked; laking
: to cause (blood) to undergo a physiological change in which the hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
of blood
: to undergo the process by which hemoglobin becomes dissolved in the plasma
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