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- noun Plural form of
lake . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lake .
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Examples
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These arrests in the downward motion of water, which we term lakes, are exceedingly numerous; their proper discussion would, indeed, require a considerable volume.
Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873
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Ceylon the position of eight promontories upon its coast, the mouths of five principal rivers, four bays, and harbours; and in the interior he had ascertained that there were thirteen provincial divisions, and nineteen towns, besides two emporiums on the coast; five great estuaries which he terms lakes [2], two bays, and two chains of mountains, one of them surrounding Adam's Peak, which he designates as Maloea -- the name by which the hills that environ it are known in the _Mahawanso_.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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There are few things more beautiful than high mountain lakes in Colorado.
Field & Stream 2009
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We will also be discussing the effects of CO2 and nutrient runoff, and how it leads to the overproduction of algae in lakes, leading to changes in water quality.
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Is it illegal where your from to stock brush piles in lakes?
Camping 2009
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There are few things more beautiful than high mountain lakes in Colorado.
Field & Stream 2009
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We will also be discussing the effects of CO2 and nutrient runoff, and how it leads to the overproduction of algae in lakes, leading to changes in water quality.
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Is it illegal where your from to stock brush piles in lakes?
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We will also be discussing the effects of CO2 and nutrient runoff, and how it leads to the overproduction of algae in lakes, leading to changes in water quality.
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Is it illegal where your from to stock brush piles in lakes?
Fishing Report 2009
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