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lakes

LAYKS/leɪks/

2 meanings of lakes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of lake. Use this form when you mean more than one lake.

    The lakes near our town freeze over every winter.

    We swam in two different lakes during our trip.

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  2. 2
    verb
    The form of lake used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

    To break open the red cells in the blood, she lakes the sample: she freezes it, lets it warm up, and does it again.

    Freezing and thawing the blood lakes the red cells.

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lakes is a form of lake

lake, noun: A large area of water with land all around it. Full entry

Forms
lakelakes plural
Spelling
lake → lakes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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