lake : Idioms & Phrases

• noun lake used to store water for community use
  artificial lake; reservoir.
  

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• noun a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
  Battle of Lake Trasimenus.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
  Canandaigua Lake.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
  Cayuga Lake.
  

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• noun a lake in northern Idaho
  

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• noun a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
  

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• a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. Mollett.

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• noun a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction
  

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• noun a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America
  

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• noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
  Michigan; Wolverine State; MI.
  

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• noun a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah
  

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• noun a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River
  

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• a purplish crimson pigment resembling cochineal.

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
  Keuka Lake.
  

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• the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum.

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• noun a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
  Lake Albert Nyanza; Lake Albert.
  

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• noun a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
  Lake Albert Nyanza; Lake Albert.
  

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• noun a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
  Aral Sea.
  

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• noun the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
  Baykal; Baikal; Lake Baikal.
  

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• noun a large shallow lake in western Hungary
  Balaton; Plattensee.
  

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• noun the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
  Baykal; Baikal; Lake Baikal.
  

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• noun the bottom of a lake
  lake bed.
  

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• noun the bottom of a lake
  lake bed.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
  Canandaigua Lake.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
  Cayuga Lake.
  

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• noun a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river
  Chad.
  

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• noun a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
  Champlain.
  

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• noun a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range
  

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• noun a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites
  

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• noun a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
  Constance; Bodensee.
  

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• noun a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
  Lakeland.
  

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• noun common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
  lesser scaup duck; Aythya affinis; lesser scaup.
  

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• (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.

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• noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
  pile dwelling; lake dwelling.
  

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• noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
  pile dwelling; lake dwelling.
  

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• (Archæol.), 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.

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• noun a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda
  

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• noun the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal
  Erie.
  

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• noun a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
  Eyre.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvæ live in lakes.

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• noun a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone
  Lake Geneva.
  

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• noun cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
  cisco.
  
• noun important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
  cisco; Coregonus artedi.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).

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• noun the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
  Huron.
  

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• noun a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga
  Ilmen.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
  Keuka Lake.
  

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• noun a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda
  Kivu.
  

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• noun a lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland
  Ladoga.
  

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• noun a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone
  Lake Geneva.
  

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• noun a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
  Lake Malawi.
  

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• noun the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area
  

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• noun the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders
  Michigan.
  

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• noun lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan
  Nasser.
  

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• noun a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi
  Lake Malawi.
  

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• noun a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades
  Okeechobee.
  

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• noun lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe
  Onega.
  

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• noun the smallest of the Great Lakes
  Ontario.
  

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• noun English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it
  

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• 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.

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• noun the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River
  

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• noun a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie
  Lake Saint Clair.
  

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• noun Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada
  landlocked salmon.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes
  Lake Seneca.
  

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• noun a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie
  Lake Saint Clair.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food.

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• noun the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
  Superior.
  

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• noun a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort area
  

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• noun a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile
  Lake Tana.
  

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• noun the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
  Tanganyika.
  

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• noun a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius
  Battle of Lake Trasimenus.
  

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• noun flesh of large trout of northern lakes
  
• noun large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States
  salmon trout; Salvelinus namaycush.
  

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• (Zoöl.), 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 (S. fontinalis), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is also called lake trout. See Namaycush.

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• noun a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile
  Lake Tana.
  

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• noun a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
  Urmia; Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh.
  

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• noun a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden
  Vanern.
  

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• noun the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River
  Victoria Nyanza.
  

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• noun the Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes
  

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• noun found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
  Coregonus clupeaformis.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Whitefish.

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• (Zoöl.), an American whitefish (Coregonus Labradoricus), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish.

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• noun a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba
  Winnipeg.
  

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Lake"-dwell`er noun

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1. See Lake dwellers, under Lake.

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• noun lake used to store water for community use
  artificial lake; reservoir.
  

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• lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.

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• noun a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
  Lake Albert Nyanza; Lake Albert.
  

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• noun a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
  

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• a rich tint prepared from lac and madder precipitated on an earthy basis. Fairholt.

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• noun the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
  capital of Utah.
  

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• noun a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes
  Lake Seneca.
  

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