Collocations for "lake"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "lake" in context.
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lake
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- Lake [Michigan, Tahoe, Victoria]
- a [deep, shallow, vast, small, mountain] lake
- a [freshwater, saltwater] lake
- a [house, property, home] by the lake
- a [naturally formed, artificial] lake
- go swimming in the lake
- go for a [stroll, walk, jog, picnic] by the lake
- went on a boat [trip, cruise] on the lake
- saw [birds, ducks] on the lake
- feed the ducks by the lake
- the lake is frozen over
- a frozen lake
- (ice) fishing on the lake
- drove across the frozen lake
- a [foot and a half] of ice on the lake
- the ice on the lake is a [foot and a half] thick
- slang: go jump in the lake!
- a lake of [spicy, creamy, cheese] sauce
- textiles: forms a [red, blue, dark] lake
- UK: spent a [few days, week] in the Lake District
'lake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bathe
- beauty
- bend
- beneath
- bicycle
- bike
- bird
- bloom
- bluff
- boat
- bob
- bottom
- broad
- cabin
- camp
- cast
- cave
- channel
- churn
- coast
- cottage
- cove
- dangle
- deep
- depth
- descent
- dip
- dirty
- dive
- drag
- drain
- draw
- dried
- drown
- drowning
- dry
- encompass
- ferry
- fish
- fishing
- float
- foam
- freeze
- frog
- front
- frozen
- goose
- granddaughter
- grandson
- hike