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lake
Noun
  • A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. now chiefly dialectal
  • A large, landlocked stretch of water.
  • A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake.
Noun
  • An offering, sacrifice, gift. obsolete
  • Play; sport; game; fun; glee. dialectal
Verb
  • To present an offering. obsolete
  • To leap, jump, exert oneself, play. chiefly dialectal
Noun
  • Fine linen. obsolete
Noun
  • In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.
Verb
  • To make lake-red.
Lake
Proper noun
  • A surname​.
  • A town on the Isle of Wight, England
  • A town in Mississippi
  • One of two towns in Wisconsin