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| Main Entry: |
lake
 [leyk] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inland body of water |
| Synonyms: | basin, creek, inland sea, lagoon, lakelet, loch, mere, millpond, mouth, pond, pool, reservoir, sluice, spring, tarn |
| Main Entry: | reservoir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, repository |
| Synonyms: | backlog, basin, cistern, container, fund, holder, lake, nest egg, pond, pool, receptacle, reserve, source, spring, stock, stockpile, storage, store, supply, tank, tarn |
| Antonyms: | nothingness, zilch |
| Main Entry: | sea |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large body of water; large mass |
| Synonyms: | Davy Jones's locker, abundance, blue*, bounding main, brine, briny deep, briny, deep, drink*, expanse, lake, main, multitude, number, ocean, plethora, pond, profusion, sheet, splash*, surf, swell, waves |
| Antonyms: | land |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Example Sentences
- The lake the aquifer drains into now has the tributary dry up in the summer.
- Out on the lake small craft with pagodalike canopies ply the waters, transporting tourists.
- Even worse is sleet or rain, which turns the field into a lake of mud.
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