lake

¹lake

noun, often attributive \ˈlāk\

Definition of LAKE

: a considerable inland body of standing water; also : a pool of other liquid (as lava, oil, or pitch)

— lake·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Origin of LAKE

Middle English, from Old English, Anglo-French, & Latin; Old English lacu stream, pool, from Latin lacus lake, pool, pit & Anglo-French lac pit, from Latin lacus; akin to Old English lagu sea, Greek lakkos pond

First Known Use: 12th century

Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

Rhymes with LAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake