Lake vs Rever - What's the difference?
lake | rever |
A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.
A large, landlocked stretch of water.
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A large amount of liquid; as , a wine lake.
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(obsolete) To present an offering.
(chiefly, dialectal) To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.
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.
To make lake-red.
(obsolete) To play; to sport.
The upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that folds back at or near the neck to give the appearance of a collar. Unlike a collar, the rever is always formed from the same piece of fabric as the rest of the garment's bodice.
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==Norwegian Bokmål==
(Etymology 1 )
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As nouns the difference between lake and rever
is that lake is , valley while rever is the upper part of some upper garments (such as a shirt or jacket) that folds back at or near the neck to give the appearance of a collar unlike a collar, the rever is always formed from the same piece of fabric as the rest of the garment's bodice.lake
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . Despite their similarity in form and meaning, (etyl) lake is not related to (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?