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If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds.
Nelson A. Miles

Meaning of "Lakes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAKES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAKES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lakes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAKES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lakes

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still liquid of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land apart from a river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. However most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams. Natural lakes are generally found in mountainous areas, rift zones, and areas with ongoing glaciation. Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. In some parts of the world there are many lakes because of chaotic drainage patterns left over from the last Ice Age. All lakes are temporary over geologic time scales, as they will slowly fill in with sediments or spill out of the basin containing them. Many lakes are artificial and are constructed for industrial or agricultural use, for hydro-electric power generation or domestic water supply, or for aesthetic or recreational purposes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAKES


Chrissakes
ˈkraɪˌseɪks
comics
ˈkɒmɪks
cornflakes
ˈkɔːnˌfleɪks
electronics
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks
faix
feɪks
fix
fɪks
forensics
fəˈrɛnsɪks
graphics
ˈɡræfɪks
jakes
dʒeɪks
kidstakes
ˈkɪdˌsteɪks
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mix
mɪks
phoenix
ˈfiːnɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
soapflakes
ˈsəʊpfleɪks
stakes
steɪks
sweepstakes
ˈswiːpˌsteɪks
wakes
weɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAKES

Lake Turkana
Lake Urmia
Lake Van
Lake Victoria
Lake Volta
Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Washington
Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Zug
lake-like
lakebed
lakefront
Lakeland
Lakeland terrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAKES

ABS brakes
antilock brakes
Bitter Lakes
ducks and drakes
go like hot cakes
Great Lakes
high stakes
in the popularity/beauty stakes
Joe Blakes
Lower Lakes
Masurian Lakes
no great shakes
nursery stakes
pull up stakes
raise the stakes
the Joe Blakes
the shakes

Synonyms and antonyms of Lakes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAKES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Lakes» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of Lakes
lagoon · loch · lough · mere · pond · pool · reservoir · tarn

Translation of «Lakes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAKES

Find out the translation of Lakes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lakes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lakes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lagos
570 millions of speakers

English

Lakes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البحيرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Озера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lagos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lacs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tasik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lakes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏரிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तलाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göller
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Laghi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Jeziora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

озера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lacuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λίμνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lakes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lakes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lakes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAKES»

The term «Lakes» is very widely used and occupies the 7.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAKES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lakes

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9 QUOTES WITH «LAKES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lakes.
1
Tony D'Souza
When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes in store. In the summers, I'd backpack through Europe, follow the Grateful Dead. I had a car and a tent and traveled around the Great Lakes and out West. Jack Kerouac was my guiding light, his 'On the Road' a sacred text.
2
Mario Diaz-Balart
In my years of public service at both the federal and state levels, I have had the privilege of representing most of the communities that make up Congressional District 21, including Hialeah, Westchester, Doral, Kendall, Miami Lakes, Hialeah Gardens, Medley and Palmetto Bay.
3
Trevor Donovan
I grew up in Mammoth Lakes, and they shot an episode up there, and I was hanging around when I was on the ski team. I was very, very involved in athletics, so I didn't watch a lot of TV, but I definitely watched a lot of '90210.'
4
Kim Edwards
I grew up in Skaneateles, a small town in New York's Finger Lakes region, where parts of my family have lived for five generations. I can walk the streets there and point out my father's childhood home, the houses my grandfather built, the farm where my great-great-uncle worked after he emigrated from England in the 1880s.
5
Yusef Komunyakaa
I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
6
James Howard Kunstler
I'm convinced that the Great Lakes region will be at the center of an internally-focused North American economy when the hallucination of oil-powered globalism dissolves. Places like Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit will have a new life, but not at the scale of the twentieth century.
7
Nelson A. Miles
If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds.
8
Candice S. Miller
Our Great Lakes, harbors, ports, and rivers provide not only vital resources for us to live, but an entire maritime way of life for so many people. The least we can do is protect it, and the way of life it provides for so many.
9
John Moody
The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAKES»

Discover the use of Lakes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lakes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ecology of Shallow Lakes
Using a combination of empirical studies, experimental work and mathematical formulations, Scheffer presents a theoretical framework for understanding the dynamics of shallow lake communities.
Marten Scheffer, 2004
2
Lakes
Why are some lakes salty? Why are the Great Lakes great? Which is the deepest lake in the world? 'Lakes' explains what lakes are and describes how they can change the way people live.
Andy Owen, Miranda Ashwell, 2002
3
The Great Lakes Water Wars
Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique ...
Peter Annin, 2013
4
A Fisherman's Guide to Selected Lakes of Northwest Montana
This book provides detailed information on the lake and surrounding area, as well as directions and fishing tips. All lakes included in this book have been personally visited, photographed, and in most cases fished by the author.
John E. Moore, 2010
5
The Late, Great Lakes: An Environmental History
The Late, Great Lakes is a powerful indictment of man's carelessness, ignorance, and apathy toward the Great Lakes.
William Ashworth, 1986
6
Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals
These are stories destined to be retold by generations of sailors and lovers of the Great Lakes.
William Ratigan, 1977
7
Viscoelastic Solids
The book: presents a development of the theory, addressing both transient and dynamic aspects as well as emphasizing linear viscoelasticity synthesizes the structure of the theory with the aim of developing physical insight illustrates the ...
Roderic S. Lakes, 1998
8
Limnology, Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East ...
Contains selected papers presented at a symposium at Jinja, Uganda in February 1993 which was organized by IDEAL, the International Decade for East African Lakes, a ten-year, multi- national, multi-disciplinary investigation of the ...
A. Ivan Johnson, 1996
9
Salmonine Introductions to the Laurentian Great Lakes: An ...
This title presents an historical review and evaluation of documented ecological effects associated with salmonine introductions to the Laurentian Great Lakes.
Stephen Scott Crawford, 2001
10
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region
A guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Great Lakes region, by one of the nation's leading experts
James H. Harding, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAKES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lakes is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Microplastics at 'alarming levels' in Canadian lakes and rivers
"In recent years, they've been detected in a growing number of lakes and rivers worldwide. They're everywhere, and often in alarming levels," ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
At Brainerd's lakes, summer must go on and does after storm
The fierce storm that tore through the Brainerd lakes area a week ago, closing some of the state's best-known resorts and interrupting vacations ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Sun not enough to lower lakes
It's going to take work between now and the end of August to draw the lakes down to where they need to be, said Clay Church, spokesman for ... «Denton Record Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Cascade Lakes Highway in central Oregon sure way to beat …
With summer's heat showing no signs of letting up, the Cascade Lakes Highway of central Oregon is one way to beat the heat. From fishing at ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Finger Lakes Land Trust buys three-acre parcel, aims to protect …
According to the statement, Finger Lakes Land Trust aims to create a "greenbelt" around the south end of the lake extending from Route 41 on ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Finger Lakes Cheese Festival slated for July 25
The Finger Lakes Cheese Trail will host its fourth annual Finger Lakes Cheese Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25. It will take ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
US: Keeping Nuclear Waste Out of the Great Lakes
Drawing from the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012, the resolution stressed the importance of keeping to the agreement made ... «Clapway, Jul 15»
8
'Over the hump' on Hwy 10 project in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes, MN (Forum News Service) - There has been a lot of maneuvering to maintain access to businesses on Highway 10 West during ... «WDAZ, Jul 15»
9
Three Sudanese traders shot in South Sudan's Lakes state
July 18, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Three Sudanese traders from Darfur region running their businesses in South Sudan's Lakes state capital, Rumbek, ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Golden Gongs for Lakes Building Company
The Lakes Building Company, owned and operated by qualified Master Builder, Stuart Clark, won gold medals with wins in two residential ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

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