a large area of water enclosed by land
inland body of water
Cases of word usage
1) castrated lake pig reared for meat; a greedy, selfish person (hog)
2) a lake separated from the sea by a sandbank or coral reef (lagoon)
3) (Scot) a lake (loch)
4) soft liquid mud, especially on a river-bed, the bottom of a pond, lake etc; (of moisture, thick liquid) to pass slowly through small openings (ooze)
5) a sheet of cloth spread to catch the wind and move a boat or ship forward; (of a person) (to cause a ship etc) to travel across the sea, a lake etc; (of a ship etc) to travel in water (sail)
6) the land at the edge of a sea or lake (shore)
7) an apparatus for regulating the level of water by controlling the flow into or out of a canal, lake etc; a channel for water (sluice)
8) a small mountain lake (tarn)