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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)

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VERB + lake

cross
You should cross the lake before nightfall.
overlook
a hill overlooking the lake

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lake + NOUN

shore
bed, bottom
water
house (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

across a/the lake
A ferry takes people across the lake.
around a/the lake, round a/the lake (esp. BrE)
We walked around the lake.
at a/the lake
We spent a weekend at Lake Crystal.
in a/the lake
Trout live in the lake.
into a/the lake
She fell into the lake.
on a/the lake
We went boating on the lake
a house on the lake

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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.

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