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- /leɪk/
- /leɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /leɪk/
Definition of lakes word
- noun lakes Plural form of lake. 1
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Parts of speech for Lakes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lakes popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lakes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lakes
noun lakes
- lagoons — Plural form of lagoon.
- basins — Plural form of basin.
- pools — Also called pocket billiards. any of various games played on a pool table with a cue ball and 15 other balls that are usually numbered, in which the object is to drive all the balls into the pockets with the cue ball.
- reservoirs — a small body of standing water; pond.
- creeks — Plural form of creek.
Antonyms for lakes
adjective lakes
- marines — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
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