laity
- n in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
laius
- n (Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus
lake
- n a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- n a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
- n any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
lake albert
- n a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
lake albert nyanza
- n a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley
lake aral
- n a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
lake baikal
- n the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
lake baykal
- n the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
lake canandaigua
- n a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes
lake cayuga
- n a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes
lake champlain
- n a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812
lake chelan
- n a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range
lake clark national park
- n a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites
lake constance
- n a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
lake district
- n a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
lake duck
- n common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads