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Meaning
Noun
●
In Bodies of water, Landforms & Water:
A large,
landlocked
stretch
of water or
similar
liquid.
●
A large amount of
liquid
; as, a
wine
lake.
●
A small
stream
of
running water
; a
channel
for water; a drain.
●
A
pit
, or ditch.
●
An
offering
,
sacrifice
, gift.
●
Play;
sport
;
game
;
fun
; glee.
●
A
kind of
fine
,
white
linen.
●
In
dyeing
and
painting
, an often
fugitive
crimson
or
vermilion
pigment
derived
from an
organic
colorant
(cochineal or
madder
,
for example
) and an
inorganic
,
generally
metallic
mordant.
●
In the
composition
of
colors
for use in products
intended
for human
consumption
, made by
extending
on a
substratum
of
alumina
, a
salt
prepared
from one of the
certified
water-soluble
straight
colors
.
Verb
●
To present an offering.
●
In British English:
To
leap
,
jump
,
exert
oneself
, play.
●
To make lake-red.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A
unisex
given name.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United Kingdom
A large
village
and
civil parish
on the Isle of Wight, England (OS
grid
ref
SZ5983).
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United Kingdom
A
settlement
in Wilsford
cum
Lake
parish
, Wiltshire, England (OS
grid
ref
SU1339).
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Fremont County, Idaho.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Laurel County, Kentucky.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Baltimore County, Maryland.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Newton County and Scott County, Mississippi.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in St. Louis County, Missouri.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Northumberland County, Virginia.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Logan County, West Virginia.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
A number of
places
in the United States:;A
town
in Price County, Wisconsin.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
former
town
in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin,
annexed
by the
city
of Milwaukee in 1954.
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Origin
lake
English
lachen
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
lake
Middle English (1100-1500)
lacu
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
laque
French
لاک
Persian
लाख
Hindi
लक्षं
Sanskrit
लाक्षा
Sanskrit
Sourced from
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Rhymes
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Jake
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Ache
Sake
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Raik
Bake
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Hake
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