LAKE


Meaning of LAKE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , huge , large

▪ little , small

▪ deep , shallow

▪ beautiful

▪ blue

▪ clear

▪ freshwater , salt

▪ frozen

▪ artificial , man-made , ornamental ( BrE )

▪ inland , mountain

▪ boating ( BrE )

VERB + LAKE

▪ cross

You should cross the ~ before nightfall.

▪ overlook

a hill overlooking the ~

LAKE + NOUN

▪ shore

▪ bed , bottom

▪ water

▪ house ( esp. AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ across a/the ~

A ferry takes people across the ~.

▪ around a/the ~ , round a/the ~ ( esp. BrE )

We walked around the ~.

▪ at a/the ~

We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.

▪ in a/the ~

Trout live in the ~.

▪ into a/the ~

She fell into the ~.

▪ on a/the ~

We went boating on the ~

a house on the ~

PHRASES

▪ the edge of the ~ , the middle of the ~ , the shores of the ~ , the side of the ~ , the surface of the ~

There is a cafe on the other side of the ~.

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