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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Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Shipwreck hunters have been searching the lakes with more urgency in recent years out of concerns that invasive quagga mussels are slowly destroying wrecks.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
About half an hour from downtown, the lake itself is one of the Western Hemisphere's largest and saltiest inland bodies of water.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The group is preparing to study microplastics in the lake.
—Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
Since 1957, believers and non-believers alike have sought refuge at the 10-acre estate, with meandering woodland paths and rocky gardens nestled along a quiet, lake-like inlet of Long Island Sound.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Shipwreck hunters have been searching the lakes with more urgency in recent years out of concerns that invasive quagga mussels are slowly destroying wrecks.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
About half an hour from downtown, the lake itself is one of the Western Hemisphere's largest and saltiest inland bodies of water.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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