lake vs open sea

lake

noun
  • A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. 

  • A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain. 

  • Play; sport; game; fun; glee. 

  • In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant. 

  • A large amount of liquid; as, a wine lake. 

  • In the composition of colors for use in products intended for human consumption, made by extending on a substratum of alumina, a salt prepared from one of the certified water-soluble straight colors. 

verb
  • To leap, jump, exert oneself, play. 

  • To make lake-red. 

open sea

noun
  • That part of the sea out of sight of land. 

  • A sea open to all nations, i.e. not a mare clausum. 

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