n.
Pronunciation: ' l ā k
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, Anglo-French, & Latin; Old English lacu stream, pool, from Latin lacus lake, pool, pit & Anglo-French lac pit, from Latin lacus; akin to Old English lagu sea, Greek lakkos pond
Date: 12th century
: a considerable inland body of standing water also : a pool of other liquid (as lava, oil, or pitch)
– lake · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective