lake 
/ˈleɪk/ noun
plural lakes /ˈleɪk/ noun [count] : a large area of water that is surrounded by land
▪ They own a cottage at/by/on the lake. ▪ the shores of the lake — often used in names ▪ Lake Michigan — see color picture
▪ They own a cottage at/by/on the lake. ▪ the shores of the lake — often used in names ▪ Lake Michigan — see color picture
(go) jump in a/the lake
chiefly US, informal — used as an angry way to tell someone to go away ▪ I was so mad at him that I told him to go jump in a lake.
