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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Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Down by Van Cleef lake, Suffrage Park includes a shelter with benches and a splash of green lawn.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Around the time this individual was alive, the Yucatán Peninsula was a semi-arid savannah with no rivers or lakes.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In recent years, cities have been living through short storms that turn subway stations into lakes, streets into rivers, cars into boats.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Down by Van Cleef lake, Suffrage Park includes a shelter with benches and a splash of green lawn.
—Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Around the time this individual was alive, the Yucatán Peninsula was a semi-arid savannah with no rivers or lakes.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 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 6 Apr. 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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