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, 27 Nov. 2025
Titan Hard Cooler This Titan Hardside Cooler is built to keep your drinks ice-cold for up to four days and holds a whopping 84 cans—perfect for camping or weekends at the lake.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
The exceptions will be for parts of the Great Lakes where snow showers and flurries will fall, along with perhaps some locally heavy lake-effect snow squalls, especially for northeast Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western and northern New York State.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Farther south and east, rain will gradually change to snow by Thanksgiving morning, with additional lake-effect bands setting up through Friday, especially downwind of the lower Great Lakes.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
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Lake effect snow occurs when cooler air moves over warm lake waters, creating a moisture-laden storm known for dumping heavy snow.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Titan Hard Cooler This Titan Hardside Cooler is built to keep your drinks ice-cold for up to four days and holds a whopping 84 cans—perfect for camping or weekends at the lake.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
The exceptions will be for parts of the Great Lakes where snow showers and flurries will fall, along with perhaps some locally heavy lake-effect snow squalls, especially for northeast Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and western and northern New York State.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Farther south and east, rain will gradually change to snow by Thanksgiving morning, with additional lake-effect bands setting up through Friday, especially downwind of the lower Great Lakes.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lake
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake. Accessed 29 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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