lake

noun

Definition of lakenext
as in pond
a large area of water that is surrounded by land They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake

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Recent Examples of lake The forecast is for rain and wind off the lake (hit the under heavy) and that will put a premium on running the football and lessen the reliance on Rodgers, who might be feeling the effects of a short week. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Some processes are missing from today’s simulations, so our machine learning model can’t learn about them – for example, how ice cracks and breaks, and how rivers and lakes beneath the ice sheet change over time. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The outlook changed as September rainfall pushed the lake’s levels higher. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 With hundreds of walking trails, peaceful lake views, and plenty of cozy tea rooms, Lake District's Windermere is the perfect place for a slowed down quietcation. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lake
  1. pond
  2. lagoon
  3. loch
  4. reservoir
Noun
  • Our two-bedroom villa was typical, with a meditation terrace on the roof and its own serene lily pond for meditating.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Later, she’s brought in a police car to a nearby pond, strapped to an excavator and dunked into the water as a crowd of anti-immigrant protestors cheer on the public execution.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pond
Noun
  • Just a mile away from the lodge are two Andean lagoons with wowing views of Mount Fitz Roy, the castle-like 11,171-foot peak on the logo of the Patagonia clothing brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • News of the discovery did not seem to surprise people familiar with the lagoon.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of lagoon
Noun
  • In the show’s two-hour series premiere, host Alan Cumming welcomed 22 appropriately bloodthirsty competitors to his Scottish castle and immediately threw them into the deep end of the loch.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This is a landscape of lochs and mountains, best viewed from a cozy railcar, on a train that coddles just 36 passengers on an all-inclusive journey.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
Definition of loch
Noun
  • The river water will supplement the Prettyboy and Loch Raven reservoirs and serve parts of Baltimore City and County.
    — Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And this week, our story about the dwindling water levels in Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, shows breathtaking expanses of dry canyon plunging to a shrinking, narrow ribbon of teal green.
    — Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of reservoir

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“Lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lake. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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