| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| around |
When you walk around the lake, you start walking from one spot near the lake and keep walking until you get back to the same spot. [1/11 definitions] |
| Atlantic Ocean |
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the five oceans on our planet. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. It is much bigger than a sea or lake. If you want to travel from America to Africa or Europe, you have to cross the Atlantic Ocean. |
| bathe |
When you bathe in the lake, you go swimming in the lake. [1/3 definitions] |
| bay1 |
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline and is partly surrounded by land. |
| beach |
the land at the edge of a lake, ocean, or other body of water. A beach slopes gently toward the water and usually has sand or pebbles. [1/2 definitions] |
| Black Sea |
The Black Sea is a large body of water that is located between the country of Ukraine to the north and the country of Turkey to the south. The Black Sea is not really black, but sometimes the water can look very dark. On a map, the Black Sea looks like a big lake, but the water is salty, and it connects to another sea, which connects to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| blowhole |
A blowhole is a hole in ice that's on top of a body of water like a lake or sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bolivia |
Bolivia is a country in South America. Bolivia has high mountains and also land that is very flat and very low. Bolivia shares a very large, deep, and beautiful lake with its neighbor, Peru. It is called Lake Titicaca. It is high in the Andes mountains. |
| Burundi |
Burundi is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Tanzania and Rwanda. Part of Burundi lies on the shore of a big and very deep lake called Lake Tanganyika. Burundi has a lot of plants that produce coffee beans. Burundi sells a lot of the coffee beans to other countries. |
| by |
"By" sometimes means "next to." If a house is by the lake, it means that the house is next to the lake. [1/9 definitions] |
| Caspian Sea |
The Caspian Sea is a very large body of salt water in Asia. Some people call the Caspian Sea a lake, and some people call it a sea or even a small ocean. The Caspian Sea touches the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. |
| Chicago |
a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Dead Sea |
a large salt lake between the countries of Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea lies at about 1300 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest known place on the surface of the earth. |
| deep |
If you dive deep into the lake, you go far down into the water. If you walk deep into a cave, you go very far into it. [1/5 definitions] |
| effluent |
sewage or other liquid waste that flows into a body of water such as a river or lake. |
| Erie |
Lake Erie, the most southern of the Great Lakes. It lies between the United States and Canada. [2 definitions] |
| fish |
When people fish, they go to a place like a river or lake and catch fish, or they try to catch fish. [1/4 definitions] |
| front |
When a house fronts a lake, it means that the house faces or looks out on the lake. [1/6 definitions] |
| goldfish |
A goldfish is a kind of small fish that lives in fresh water, such as in a lake or river. Goldfish cannot live in the salty water of the ocean. Goldfish are usually a yellow or orange color, and they are often kept in ponds or aquariums. |