Lake

19 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), n. [F. laque, fr. Per. See {Lac}.]
     A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually
     by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with
     aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow
     lake, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lake \Lake\, n. [Cf. G. laken.]
     A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.]
     --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), v. i. [AS. l[=a]can, l[ae]can, to spring,
     jump, l[=a]c play, sport, or fr. Icel. leika to play, sport;
     both akin to Goth. laikan to dance. [root]120. Cf.
     {Knowledge}.]
     To play; to sport. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
     Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
     {Loch}, {Lough}.]
     A large body of water contained in a depression of the
     earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
     less extended area.
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     Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
           lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
           no outlet to the ocean.
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     {Lake dwellers} (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.
  
     {Lake dwellings} (Archaeol.), 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}.
  
     {Lake fly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
        flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble
        mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
        lakes.
  
     {Lake herring} (Zool.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}).
  
     {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, 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}.
  
     {Lake sturgeon} (Zool.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}),
        of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
        Mississippi River. It is used as food.
  
     {Lake trout} (Zool.), 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 ({Salvelinus
        fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
        also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}.
  
     {Lake whitefish}. (Zool.) See {Whitefish}.
  
     {Lake whiting} (Zool.), 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lake
       n 1: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
       2: a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
       3: any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Lake, MI
    Zip code(s): 48632
  Lake, MS (town, FIPS 38600)
    Location: 32.34309 N, 89.32745 W
    Population (1990): 369 (152 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 39092
  Lake, WV
    Zip code(s): 25121

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Illinois
     Population (2000):    644356
     Housing Units (2000): 225919
     Land area (2000):     447.563704 sq. miles (1159.184623 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    920.386660 sq. miles (2383.790404 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1367.950364 sq. miles (3542.975027 sq. km)
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.313322 N, 87.983801 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, IL
      Lake County
      Lake County, IL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Indiana
     Population (2000):    484564
     Housing Units (2000): 194992
     Land area (2000):     496.984821 sq. miles (1287.184722 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    129.358041 sq. miles (335.035775 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    626.342862 sq. miles (1622.220497 sq. km)
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             41.529603 N, 87.395253 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, IN
      Lake County
      Lake County, IN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Montana
     Population (2000):    26507
     Housing Units (2000): 13605
     Land area (2000):     1493.773858 sq. miles (3868.856367 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    159.946525 sq. miles (414.259580 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1653.720383 sq. miles (4283.115947 sq. km)
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             47.652922 N, 114.126444 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, MT
      Lake County
      Lake County, MT
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    11058
     Housing Units (2000): 6840
     Land area (2000):     2099.159616 sq. miles (5436.798216 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    891.661842 sq. miles (2309.393470 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2990.821458 sq. miles (7746.191686 sq. km)
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             47.500149 N, 91.469111 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, MN
      Lake County
      Lake County, MN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Michigan
     Population (2000):    11333
     Housing Units (2000): 13498
     Land area (2000):     567.435063 sq. miles (1469.650004 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.168657 sq. miles (18.566736 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    574.603720 sq. miles (1488.216740 sq. km)
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             43.951418 N, 85.831863 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, MI
      Lake County
      Lake County, MI
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Ohio
     Population (2000):    227511
     Housing Units (2000): 93487
     Land area (2000):     228.211516 sq. miles (591.065088 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    750.653787 sq. miles (1944.184300 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    978.865303 sq. miles (2535.249388 sq. km)
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             41.693346 N, 81.303633 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, OH
      Lake County
      Lake County, OH
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Oregon
     Population (2000):    7422
     Housing Units (2000): 3999
     Land area (2000):     8135.753031 sq. miles (21071.502721 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    222.712079 sq. miles (576.821612 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    8358.465110 sq. miles (21648.324333 sq. km)
     Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
     Location:             42.713376 N, 120.576980 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, OR
      Lake County
      Lake County, OR
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Tennessee
     Population (2000):    7954
     Housing Units (2000): 2716
     Land area (2000):     163.417360 sq. miles (423.249002 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    30.377450 sq. miles (78.677230 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    193.794810 sq. miles (501.926232 sq. km)
     Located within:       Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
     Location:             36.333874 N, 89.485338 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, TN
      Lake County
      Lake County, TN
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    11276
     Housing Units (2000): 5282
     Land area (2000):     563.228625 sq. miles (1458.755381 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    11.827532 sq. miles (30.633165 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    575.056157 sq. miles (1489.388546 sq. km)
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.019761 N, 97.099990 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, SD
      Lake County
      Lake County, SD
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Colorado
     Population (2000):    7812
     Housing Units (2000): 3913
     Land area (2000):     376.892949 sq. miles (976.148215 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.006642 sq. miles (18.147119 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    383.899591 sq. miles (994.295334 sq. km)
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             39.214575 N, 106.310225 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, CO
      Lake County
      Lake County, CO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in Florida
     Population (2000):    210528
     Housing Units (2000): 102830
     Land area (2000):     953.150059 sq. miles (2468.647214 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    203.248529 sq. miles (526.411252 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1156.398588 sq. miles (2995.058466 sq. km)
     Located within:       Florida (FL), FIPS 12
     Location:             28.795924 N, 81.747696 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, FL
      Lake County
      Lake County, FL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Lake -- U.S. County in California
     Population (2000):    58309
     Housing Units (2000): 32528
     Land area (2000):     1257.958823 sq. miles (3258.098255 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    71.520402 sq. miles (185.236984 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1329.479225 sq. miles (3443.335239 sq. km)
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             39.023264 N, 122.751791 W
     Headwords:
      Lake
      Lake, CA
      Lake County
      Lake County, CA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Lake, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    408
     Housing Units (2000): 159
     Land area (2000):     1.102019 sq. miles (2.854217 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.102019 sq. miles (2.854217 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            38600
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             32.343228 N, 89.328193 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     39092
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Lake, MS
      Lake