Lake vs. Loch

Lake vs. Loch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lake and Loch

Lakenoun

A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

Lochnoun

A lake.

Lakenoun

A large, landlocked stretch of water.

Lochnoun

A bay or arm of the sea.

Lakenoun

A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake.

Lochnoun

a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

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Lakenoun

(obsolete) A pit, or ditch

Lochnoun

Scottish word for a lake

Lakenoun

(obsolete) An offering, sacrifice, gift.

Lakenoun

(dialectal) Play; sport; game; fun; glee.

Lakenoun

(obsolete) A kind of fine, white linen.

Lakenoun

In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.

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Lakeverb

(obsolete) To present an offering.

Lakeverb

To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.

Lakeverb

To make lake-red.

Lakenoun

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

Lakenoun

a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal

Lakenoun

any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments