Moat vs Lake - What's the difference?
moat | lake |
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.
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.
* 1991 , (Robert DeNiro) (actor), :
(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.
As nouns the difference between moat and lake
is that moat is a deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation while lake is a small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.As a verb lake is
to present an offering.As a proper noun Lake is
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(wikipedia moat)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* fosseSee also
* cunetteAnagrams
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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?