What is "lake"

Lake \Lake\, n. [Cf. G. laken.] A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

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.

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.

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.

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 (Arch[ae]ol.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larv[ae] live in lakes.

Lake herring (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), a sturgeon ( Acipenser rubicundus), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food.

Lake trout (Zo["o]l.), 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. (Zo["o]l.) See Whitefish.

Lake whiting (Zo["o]l.), an American whitefish ( Coregonus Labradoricus), found in many lakes in the Northern United States and Canada. It is more slender than the common whitefish.

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.]

"body of water," early 12c., from Old French lack and directly from Latin lacus "pond, lake," also "basin, tank," related to lacuna "hole, pit," from PIE *laku- (cognates: Greek lakkos "pit, tank, pond," Old Church Slavonic loky "pool, puddle, cistern," Old Irish loch "lake, pond"). The common notion is "basin." There was a Germanic form of the word, which yielded cognate Old Norse lögr "sea flood, water," Old English lacu "stream," lagu "sea flood, water," leccan "to moisten" (see leak (v.)). In Middle English, lake, as a descendant of the Old English word, also could mean "stream; river gully; ditch; marsh; grave; pit of hell," and this might have influenced the form of the borrowed word. The North American Great Lakes so called from 1660s.

"deep red coloring matter," 1610s, from French laque (see lac), from which it was obtained.

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context now chiefly dialectal English) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. 2 A large, landlocked stretch of water. Etymology 2

n. 1 (context obsolete English) An offering, sacrifice, gift. 2 (context dialectal English) play; sport; game; fun; glee. vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To present an offering. 2 (context chiefly dialectal English) To leap, jump, exert oneself, play. Etymology 3

n. (context obsolete English) Fine linen. Etymology 4

n. In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant. vb. To make lake-red. Etymology 5

vb. (context obsolete English) To play; to sport.

1. n. 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

Lake or lakes may refer to:

• Lake, an enclosed geographical body of fresh water
• Lake pigment, a pigment manufactured by precipitating a dye with an inert binder, or “mordant”, usually a metallic salt

Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them.

Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes.

Lake is the self-titled first studio album by Lake, released in Germany in 1976 and the USA in 1977. The track "Time Bomb" was the band's highest charting single of their career.

Lake (stylized as LAKE) is an American indie pop band, signed to K Records, based in Olympia, Washington. Formed in 2005, they are also known for composing the end song to the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time, entitled "Christmas Island" or "The Island Song" . A version of the song was featured on their third album, Let's Build a Roof. Another Adventure Time episode entitled "Shh!" , featured their song "No Wonder I."

Lake is a German rock music band that formed in the early 1970s under the name Tornados, changing their name to Lake in 1973. They mostly covered material by other bands in their early years, but released three singles, Come Down/We're Gonna Rock, King Of The Rock'n Roll Party, and Sailor. In 1975 they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career.

They achieved modest success in much of Europe from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, particularly in Germany where they were named artist of the year by the German Phono Academy in 1977. That same year, their self-titled debut album reached #92 in the US and the single Time Bomb reached #83, which would prove to be their greatest success in the US. They toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young. After their contract with CBS was discontinued the label released previously unavailable live material from stage appearances between May 1979 and October 1980, introducing the Lake 1 (incl. Detlef Petersen) and the Lake 2 (incl. Achim Oppermann) formations on the double live album Live - On the Run. The band was able to sign another contract with the German Polydor label and in 1984 they released album #6, No Time for Heroes.

In 1985 Lake released Voices and in 1986 Lake's last album was recorded, the Polydor release So What. Longtime drummer Dieter Ahrendt left in the meantime and was replaced by Udo Dahmen. Jo Kappl also left, leaving the job on the bass guitar to Benjamin Hüllenkrämer. So What included "Inside To Outside", written by Achim Oppermann which had already performed by former Kajagoogoo lead singer Limahl, Apparently Lake ceased to exist by 1986/87. In 1991 James Hopkins-Harrison died from an overdose of heroin.

At the beginning of the new millennium Lake was revived by Alex Conti, including Mike Starrs, Adrian Askew, Mickie Stickdorn and Michael "Bexi" Becker. In March 2005 the first Lake studio recording for 20 years was released: The Blast of Silence.

After having had to withdraw their 2012 album, Freedom, due to quarrels with their then singer, Lloyd Anderson, their original singer, Ian Cussick, rejoined the band. In February 2014 Lake released their new album Wings of Freedom, which contains most of the material of Freedom (except for three songs which have been replaced by two new songs), with new vocals by Cussick.

Lake is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan Lake, British actor
• Alice Lake, American actress
• Anthony Lake, former US National Security Advisor
• Arthur Lake (disambiguation), several people
• Bill Lake, Canadian actor
• Brian Lake, Australian rules footballer
• Carnell Lake, American football player
• Chris Lake, English house music DJ and producer
• Denton D. Lake (1887–1941), New York politician
• Florence Lake (1904-1980), American actress and sister of the actor Arthur Lake
• George Hingston Lake (1847–1900) politician of South Australia
• George Lake (footballer) (1889–1918), English footballer
• Greg Lake, British bass guitarist and singer
• Harry Lake (disambiguation), several people
• John Lake (disambiguation), several people
• James Andrew Trehane Lake (ca.1840–1876) politician of South Australia
• Junior Lake (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
• Kirsopp Lake (1872–1946), British New Testament scholar
• Leonard Lake, serial killer
• Patricia Lake (1923–1993), wife of the actor Arthur Lake
• Paul Lake, English football player
• Phipps W. Lake (1789-1860), Wisconsin politician
• Ricki Lake, actress and television personality
• Simon Lake, American naval engineer and inventor
• Steve Lake, former baseball catcher
• Stuart Lake (baseball), American college baseball coach
• Veronica Lake (1922–1973), American film actress
• Wells Lake (politician) (b. ca. 1773), New York politician