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
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This storm will likely bring snow on Saturday to places around the Great Lakes like Chicago that have already been snowy this season because of lake-effect snow.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Each December, more than 250 evergreens and 100 homes shimmer in colorful lights reflected across the lake while church bells play carols in the background, completing the small-town holiday soundtrack.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
But parts of western New York and northern Michigan are expected to see lake-effect snow Wednesday through Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
On Wednesday, the NWS Buffalo issued a lake-effect snow warning, a winter weather advisory, and other alerts.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This storm will likely bring snow on Saturday to places around the Great Lakes like Chicago that have already been snowy this season because of lake-effect snow.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Each December, more than 250 evergreens and 100 homes shimmer in colorful lights reflected across the lake while church bells play carols in the background, completing the small-town holiday soundtrack.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
But parts of western New York and northern Michigan are expected to see lake-effect snow Wednesday through Friday.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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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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