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body of water vs lake

lake vs body of water

body of water and lake both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
body of water Yes No No No
lake Yes No No No
As nouns, lake is a hyponym of body of water; that is, lake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body of water:
  • body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  • lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Other hyponyms of body of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.
body of water (noun) lake (noun)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
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