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Lake

/leɪk/
A sizeable body of water surrounded by land

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This word has no antonyms

Examples:

We had a picnic by the lake.The lake is surrounded by tall green trees.

Etymology:

etymology
The word lake comes from Old English lac, which derives from Proto-Germanic lakō, ultimately stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg-, meaning to leak, to drain.

Usage Statistics:

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