Lake
[leɪk] or [lek]
Definition
(noun.) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land.
(noun.) any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments.
(noun.) a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use.
(v. i.) To play; to sport.
(n.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Pond, loch, mere, pool, LAGOON.
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Definition
n. a large body of water within land.—ns. Lake′-bā′sin the whole area drained by a lake; Lake′-law′yer (U.S.) the bowfin: burbot; Lake′let a little lake; Lā′ker Lā′kist one of the Lake school of poetry.—adj. Lā′ky pertaining to a lake or lakes.—Lake District the name applied to the picturesque and mountainous region within the counties of Cumberland Westmorland and a small portion of Lancashire containing as many as sixteen lakes or meres; Lake dwellings settlements in prehistoric times built on piles driven into a lake; Lake school of poetry a name applied to the group of illustrious poets who made the Lake District—Wordsworthshire—their home about the beginning of the 19th century.
n. a pigment or colour formed by precipitating animal or vegetable colouring matters from their solutions chiefly with alumina or oxide of tin.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
For a young woman to dream that she is alone on a turbulent and muddy lake, foretells many vicissitudes are approaching her, and she will regret former extravagances, and disregard of virtuous teaching. If the water gets into the boat, but by intense struggling she reaches the boat-house safely, it denotes she will be under wrong persuasion, but will eventually overcome it, and rise to honor and distinction. It may predict the illness of some one near her. If she sees a young couple in the same position as herself, who succeed in rescuing themselves, she will find that some friend has committed indiscretions, but will succeed in reinstating himself in her favor. To dream of sailing on a clear and smooth lake, with happy and congenial companions, you will have much happiness, and wealth will meet your demands. A muddy lake, surrounded with bleak rocks and bare trees, denotes unhappy terminations to business and affection. A muddy lake, surrounded by green trees, portends that the moral in your nature will fortify itself against passionate desires, and overcoming the same will direct your energy into a safe and remunerative channel. If the lake be clear and surrounded by barrenness, a profitable existence will be marred by immoral and passionate dissipation. To see yourself reflected in a clear lake, denotes coming joys and many ardent friends. To see foliaged trees reflected in the lake, you will enjoy to a satiety Love's draught of passion and happiness. To see slimy and uncanny inhabitants of the lake rise up and menace you, denotes failure and ill health from squandering time, energy and health on illicit pleasures. You will drain the utmost drop of happiness, and drink deeply of Remorse's bitter concoction.
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Examples
- He bucked her out along the shore Qf the lake and as soon as she was reasonable they went on back along the trail. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- A people called the Cimmerians appear in the districts of Lake Urumiya and Van, and shortly after Aryans have spread from Armenia to Elam. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There were clouds over the lake and over the valley. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was early used in both the Holland and Lake boats and is still the chief prime motor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He telephoned from Lake Como. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But her heart was very heavy, she longed to be at home, and every day looked wistfully across the lake, waiting for Laurie to come and comfort her. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Yes; and of the lake and the springs. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Besides, the stream had been dammed so that the valley was a lake. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I was rewarded for posting myself sentinel at the lake by the appearance--not of Anne Catherick herself, but of the person in charge of her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The words she had spoken to Laura by the shores of the lake, the very words had now come true. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mr. Lake developed an instrument suited to this purpose and one which gave a simultaneous view of the entire horizon. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Tom, said Eva, suddenly stopping, and pointing to the lake, there 't is. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Soon the Grand Trunk Railroad was extended from Toronto to Port Huron, at the foot of Lake Huron, and thence to Detroit, at about the same time the War of the Rebellion broke out. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The wind was down or we were protected by mountains that bounded the curve the lake had made. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Up the lake. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There is a high rocky mound, called El Penon, on the right of the road, springing up from the low flat ground dividing the lakes. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Wot is it, lambs, as they ketches in seas, rivers, lakes, and ponds? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Some of the water gradually took the form of rivers, lakes, streams, and wells, as now, and it is this original supply of water which furnishes us all that we have to-day. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Brooks and springs formed in this way are constant feeders of rivers and lakes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- They had not gone to the Italian Lakes: on reflection, Archer had not been able to picture his wife in that particular setting. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I've always wanted to go to the Italian lakes and this is how it is. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Elizabeth was excessively disappointed; she had set her heart on seeing the Lakes, and still thought there might have been time enough. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Of course we drove in the Bois de Boulogne, that limitless park, with its forests, its lakes, its cascades, and its broad avenues. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I thank you, again and again, for not going to the Lakes. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Shrill chorus: 'Seas, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We have not determined how far it shall carry us, said Mrs. Gardiner, but, perhaps, to the Lakes. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Ward & Company, at that time the largest owners of steamboats on the Great Lakes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Alva Bradley, an old friend of his father, and a celebrated ship-owner on the Lakes. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The old bed of the river at Resaca had become filled at places, leaving a succession of little lakes. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There are numerous glaciers and mountain lakes and the locality presents many examples of sublime scenery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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