Collocations for lake - noun
ADJECTIVE
big,
huge,
large
little, small
deep, shallow
beautiful
blue
clear
freshwater, salt
frozen
artificial, man-made, ornamental (BrE)
inland, mountain
boating (BrE)
little, small
deep, shallow
beautiful
blue
clear
freshwater, salt
frozen
artificial, man-made, ornamental (BrE)
inland, mountain
boating (BrE)
VERB + lake
cross
You should cross the lake before nightfall.
You should cross the lake before nightfall.
overlook
a hill overlooking the lake
a hill overlooking the lake
PREPOSITION
across a/the lake
A ferry takes people across the lake.
A ferry takes people across the lake.
around a/the lake,
round a/the lake
(esp. BrE)
We walked around the lake.
We walked around the lake.
at a/the lake
We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
in a/the lake
Trout live in the lake.
Trout live in the lake.
into a/the lake
She fell into the lake.
She fell into the lake.
on a/the lake
We went boating on the lake
a house on the lake
We went boating on the lake
a house on the lake
PHRASES
the edge of the lake,
the middle of the lake,
the shores of the lake,
the side of the lake,
the surface of the lake
There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.
There is a cafe on the other side of the lake.