'Lake' definitions:
Definition of 'lake'
From: WordNet
noun
A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
noun
A purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
noun
Any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
Definition of 'Lake'
From: GCIDE
- Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), v. i. [AS. l[=a]can, l[ae]can, to spring, jump, l[=a]c play, sport, or fr. Icel. leika to play, sport; both akin to Goth. laikan to dance. [root]120. Cf. Knowledge.] To play; to sport. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lake'
From: GCIDE
- Lake \Lake\, n. [Cf. G. laken.] A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lake'
From: GCIDE
- Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea, Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf. Loch, Lough.] A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually no outlet to the ocean. [1913 Webster]
- Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of Switzerland.
- Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See Crannog.
- Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in lakes.
- Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
- Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and lakists.
- Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food.
- Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes, and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
- Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
- Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lake'
From: GCIDE
- Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), n. [F. laque, fr. Per. See Lac.] A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow lake, etc. [1913 Webster]
Lake, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
408
Housing Units (2000) :
159
Land area (2000) :
1.102019 sq. miles (2.854217 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.102019 sq. miles (2.854217 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38600
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
32.343228 N, 89.328193 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
39092
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Lake -- U.S. County in Tennessee
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
7954
Housing Units (2000) :
2716
Land area (2000) :
163.417360 sq. miles (423.249002 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
30.377450 sq. miles (78.677230 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
193.794810 sq. miles (501.926232 sq. km)
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
36.333874 N, 89.485338 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Illinois
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
644356
Housing Units (2000) :
225919
Land area (2000) :
447.563704 sq. miles (1159.184623 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
920.386660 sq. miles (2383.790404 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1367.950364 sq. miles (3542.975027 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
42.313322 N, 87.983801 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000) :
484564
Housing Units (2000) :
194992
Land area (2000) :
496.984821 sq. miles (1287.184722 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
129.358041 sq. miles (335.035775 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
626.342862 sq. miles (1622.220497 sq. km)
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
41.529603 N, 87.395253 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Montana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Montana
Population (2000) :
26507
Housing Units (2000) :
13605
Land area (2000) :
1493.773858 sq. miles (3868.856367 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
159.946525 sq. miles (414.259580 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1653.720383 sq. miles (4283.115947 sq. km)
Located within :
Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location :
47.652922 N, 114.126444 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
11058
Housing Units (2000) :
6840
Land area (2000) :
2099.159616 sq. miles (5436.798216 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
891.661842 sq. miles (2309.393470 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2990.821458 sq. miles (7746.191686 sq. km)
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
47.500149 N, 91.469111 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Michigan
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Michigan
Population (2000) :
11333
Housing Units (2000) :
13498
Land area (2000) :
567.435063 sq. miles (1469.650004 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.168657 sq. miles (18.566736 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
574.603720 sq. miles (1488.216740 sq. km)
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
43.951418 N, 85.831863 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000) :
227511
Housing Units (2000) :
93487
Land area (2000) :
228.211516 sq. miles (591.065088 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
750.653787 sq. miles (1944.184300 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
978.865303 sq. miles (2535.249388 sq. km)
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.693346 N, 81.303633 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000) :
7422
Housing Units (2000) :
3999
Land area (2000) :
8135.753031 sq. miles (21071.502721 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
222.712079 sq. miles (576.821612 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
8358.465110 sq. miles (21648.324333 sq. km)
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
42.713376 N, 120.576980 W
Lake -- U.S. County in South Dakota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
11276
Housing Units (2000) :
5282
Land area (2000) :
563.228625 sq. miles (1458.755381 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.827532 sq. miles (30.633165 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
575.056157 sq. miles (1489.388546 sq. km)
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
44.019761 N, 97.099990 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Colorado
Population (2000) :
7812
Housing Units (2000) :
3913
Land area (2000) :
376.892949 sq. miles (976.148215 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.006642 sq. miles (18.147119 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
383.899591 sq. miles (994.295334 sq. km)
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.214575 N, 106.310225 W
Lake -- U.S. County in Florida
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000) :
210528
Housing Units (2000) :
102830
Land area (2000) :
953.150059 sq. miles (2468.647214 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
203.248529 sq. miles (526.411252 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1156.398588 sq. miles (2995.058466 sq. km)
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
28.795924 N, 81.747696 W
Lake -- U.S. County in California
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lake -- U.S. County in California
Population (2000) :
58309
Housing Units (2000) :
32528
Land area (2000) :
1257.958823 sq. miles (3258.098255 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
71.520402 sq. miles (185.236984 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1329.479225 sq. miles (3443.335239 sq. km)
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
39.023264 N, 122.751791 W
Words containing 'Lake'
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- Koontz Lake, IN,
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- Lake Crystal,
- Lake Dalecarlia,
- Lake Dalecarlia, IN,
- Lake Dallas,
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- Lake Elmo,
- Lake Elsinore,
- Lake Fenton,
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- Lake Geneva,
- Lake George,
- Lake Goodwin,
- Lake Grove,
- Lake Hamilton,
- Lake Harbor,
- Lake Hart,
- Lake Helen,
- Lake Henry,
- Lake Heritage,
- Lake Isabella,
- Lake Jackson,
- Lake Junaluska,
- Lake Kathryn,
- Lake Katrine,
- Lake Ketchum,
- Lake Kiowa,
- Lake Koshkonong,
- Lake Lafayette,
- Lake Lillian,
- Lake Linden,
- Lake Lindsey,
- Lake Lorraine,
- Lake Lotawana,
- Lake Louise,
- Lake Lucerne,
- Lake Lure,
- Lake Luzerne,
- Lake Mack,
- Lake Magdalene,
- Lake Marcel,
- Lake Mary,
- Lake McMurray,
- Lake Meade,
- Lake Mills,
- Lake Minchumina,
- Lake Mohawk,
- Lake Mohegan,
- Lake Montezuma,
- Lake Monticello,
- Lake Morton,
- Lake Nacimiento,
- Lake Nebagamon,
- Lake Norden,
- Lake Odessa,
- Lake Orion,
- Lake Oswego,
- Lake Oswego, OR,
- Lake Ozark,
- Lake Panasoffkee,
- Lake Park,
- Lake Placid,
- Lake Pocotopaug,
- Lake Preston,
- Lake Providence,
- Lake Purdy,
- Lake Quivira,
- Lake Ridge,
- Lake Ripley,
- Lake Roesiger,
- Lake Ronkonkoma,
- Lake Santeetlah,
- Lake Sarasota,
- Lake Secession,
- Lake Shangrila,
- Lake Shore,
- Lake Station,
- Lake Station, IN,
- Lake Stevens,
- Lake Success,
- Lake Summerset,
- Lake Sumner,
- Lake Tanglewood,
- Lake Tansi,
- Lake Tapawingo,
- Lake Telemark,
- Lake View,
- Lake Villa,
- Lake Village,
- Lake Village, IN,
- Lake Waccamaw,
- Lake Wales,
- Lake Waukomis,
- Lake Wazeecha,
- Lake Wildwood,
- Lake Wilson,
- Lake Winnebago,
- Lake Wisconsin,
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- Lake Worth,
- Lake Wylie,
- Lake Wynonah,
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- Lake of the Pines,
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- Lake whiting,
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- Lake, CO,
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- Whitmore Lake,
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- Winona Lake, IN,
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- lake canandaigua,
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- lake dwelling,
- lake edward,
- lake erie,
- lake eyre,
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- lake nyasa,
- lake okeechobee,
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- lake ontario,
- lake powell,
- lake seneca,
- lake superior,
- lake tahoe,
- lake tana,
- lake tanganyika,
- lake trasimenus,
- lake tsana,
- lake urmia,
- lake vanern,
- lake victoria,
- lake volta,
- lake winnipeg,
- mobuto lake,
- oxbow lake,
- seneca lake,
- Barnes Lake-Millers Lake,
- Acomita Lake, NM,
- Ames Lake, WA,
- Angola on the Lake, NY,
- Arcadia Lakes, SC,
- Asbury Lake, FL,
- Avon Lake, OH,
- Bailey Lakes, OH,
- Balsam Lake, WI,
- Banks Lake South,
- Barnes Lake, MI,
- Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI,
- Battle Lake, MN,
- Bay Lake, FL,
- Bear Lake County,
- Bear Lake, ID,
- Bear Lake, MI,
- Bear Lake, PA,
- Beaverdam Lake, NY,
- Berkeley Lake, GA,
- Beurys Lake, PA,
- Big Bear Lake,
- Big Lake, AK,
- Big Lake, MN,
- Big Lake, MO,
- Big Lake, TX,
- Big Lake, WA