lake

lake
noun
ADJECTIVE
big, huge, large
little, small
deep, shallow
beautiful
blue
clear
freshwater, salt
frozen
artificial, man-made, ornamental (BrE)
inland, mountain
boating (BrE)
VERB + LAKE
cross

You should cross the lake before nightfall.

overlook

a hill overlooking the lake

LAKE + NOUN
shore
bed, bottom
water
house (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
across a/the lake

A ferry takes people across the lake.

around a/the lake, round a/the lake (esp. BrE)

We walked around the lake.

at a/the lake

We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.

in a/the lake

Trout live in the lake.

into a/the lake

She fell into the lake.

on a/the lake

We went boating on the lake

a house on the lake

PHRASES
the edge of the lake, the middle of the lake, the shores of the lake, the side of the lake, the surface of the lake

There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.


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