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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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
By their teen years, the brothers would regularly play songs around a campfire at the lake home of their grandfather in suburban Austin — to which the Songs in the Gravel EP pays homage.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
The ancient lake stood more than 25 feet higher than where present-day Lakes Michigan and Huron sit today.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Travelers can come to hike or walk around the lakes and do their best to spot all the beautiful birds that call the park home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
The northern part of the lake is considerably quieter than the southern side, and the Hyatt Regency is located right on the water and even has a private beach.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
As a result of this and other unusual qualities, everything that falls into the lake, from pollen grains to radioactive particles, gets preserved in layers of sediment that can be very precisely dated.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
The shrine buildings are hidden in the dense forest but are well advertised by its huge torii gates, with one standing prominently in the lake and the other two over the main street of Moto-Hakone.
—John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
According to a news release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Anthony Joseph Maiorana was driving back from a baseball game with his wife Megan Maiorana, on Friday, March 22, when their car crashed into a lake.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
So, businesses intent on deploying a successful AI strategy must make the quality and scope of their data lake the highest priority.
—Ingram Micro, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
That’s simply how things spread these days—leaping from one social media network to the next like some kind of aquatic disease jumping from lake to lake on the backs of an invasive species.
—Matt Novak, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Noun
The region is known for its quaint towns, crystal clear lakes and streams, and rolling terrain, said board president of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail Geoff Hamelin, offering wines like no other.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
By their teen years, the brothers would regularly play songs around a campfire at the lake home of their grandfather in suburban Austin — to which the Songs in the Gravel EP pays homage.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
The ancient lake stood more than 25 feet higher than where present-day Lakes Michigan and Huron sit today.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Travelers can come to hike or walk around the lakes and do their best to spot all the beautiful birds that call the park home.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
The northern part of the lake is considerably quieter than the southern side, and the Hyatt Regency is located right on the water and even has a private beach.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
As a result of this and other unusual qualities, everything that falls into the lake, from pollen grains to radioactive particles, gets preserved in layers of sediment that can be very precisely dated.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
The shrine buildings are hidden in the dense forest but are well advertised by its huge torii gates, with one standing prominently in the lake and the other two over the main street of Moto-Hakone.
—John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
According to a news release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Anthony Joseph Maiorana was driving back from a baseball game with his wife Megan Maiorana, on Friday, March 22, when their car crashed into a lake.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Verb
Sharon Woods lake to be closed until fall 2025, as draining starts this month.
—The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
So, businesses intent on deploying a successful AI strategy must make the quality and scope of their data lake the highest priority.
—Ingram Micro, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
That’s simply how things spread these days—leaping from one social media network to the next like some kind of aquatic disease jumping from lake to lake on the backs of an invasive species.
—Matt Novak, Forbes, 16 July 2023
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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lake. Accessed 6 May. 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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