lakes

noun

plural of lake
as in ponds
a large area of water that is surrounded by land They own a cottage on the lake. the shores of the lake

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Recent Examples of lakes From bass pros on massive lakes to weekend anglers at backwoods farm ponds, these lures catch piles of bass. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Water would spill evenly over its surface as shallow lakes and seas. — Natalie Wolchover, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Boren owns a ranch along State Highway 75 near Alturas and Redfish lakes. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 Mars was once home to a variety of bodies of water like lakes and rivers. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In between, lakes like Lake Norman and Lake Murray draw boaters and anglers. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 These arid plains dotted with date palms were once full of natural lakes and lush pastures on which local inhabitants roamed and grazed their livestock. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lakes
  1. ponds
  2. lagoons
  3. lochs
  4. reservoirs
Noun
  • Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of ponds
Noun
  • Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.
    — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Just a mile away from the lodge are two Andean lagoons with wowing views of Mount Fitz Roy, the castle-like 11,171-foot peak on the logo of the Patagonia clothing brand.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of lagoons
Noun
  • The sprawling coastal property encompasses roughly 3,700 acres of pastureland, woodlands, lochs, and more than three miles of dramatic shoreline.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Definition of lochs
Noun
  • Most commercial nuclear stations rely on active pumps and massive water reservoirs to manage core temperatures.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Following a major eruption in 2018 that partly drained one of the underground lava reservoirs, there were indications that it was being steadily refilled.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of reservoirs

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“Lakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lakes. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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