| around |
When you walk around the lake, you walk along the lake until you come back to where you started. When you go around something, you move in something like a circle with that thing in the middle. [1/11 definitions] |
| Atlantic Ocean |
The Atlantic Ocean is one of the five oceans on our planet. An ocean is a large body of salt water that covers a very large part of the earth. It is much bigger than a sea or lake. If you want to travel from America to Africa or Europe, the fastest way is to cross the Atlantic Ocean. |
| bay1 |
A bay is a part of a sea or part of a large lake. A bay is the water inside a curving area of land. |
| beach |
A beach is the land next to a lake or ocean. A beach is often a beautiful place where people go to lie in the sun. Beaches are sandy or full of small stones or rocks. |
| Black Sea |
The Black Sea is a large body of water located between the country of Ukraine to the north and the country of Turkey to the south. The Black Sea is not really black, but sometimes the water can look very dark. On a map, the Black Sea looks like a big lake, but the water is salty, and it connects to another sea, which connects to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Bolivia |
Bolivia is a country in South America. Bolivia has high mountains and also land that is very flat and very low. Bolivia shares a very large and beautiful lake with its neighbor, Peru. It is called Lake Titicaca. It is high in the Andes mountains. |
| Burundi |
Burundi is a country in Africa. Two of its neighbors are Tanzania and Rwanda. Part of Burundi lies on the shore of a big and very deep lake called Lake Tanganyika. Burundi has a lot of plants that produce coffee beans. Burundi sells a lot of the coffee beans to other countries. |
| by |
If one thing is by another thing, it is very near or next to it. If a house is by a lake, it means that the house is next to the lake. [1/6 definitions] |
| Caspian Sea |
The Caspian Sea is a very large body of salt water in Asia. Some people call the Caspian Sea a lake, and some people call it a sea or even a small ocean. The Caspian Sea touches the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. |
| cover |
When ice covers a lake, the ice lies on top of the lake. [1/4 definitions] |
| Dead Sea |
The Dead Sea is a large lake in the Middle East that has very salty water. Oceans have salty water too, but the water in the Dead Sea is much saltier. Animals like fish and frogs cannot live in it. The Dead Sea lies between the countries of Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea is the lowest place on the surface of the earth. |
| fish |
When people fish, they go to a place like a river or lake and catch fish, or they try to catch fish. [1/3 definitions] |
| goldfish |
A goldfish is a kind of small fish that lives in fresh water, such as in a lake or river. Goldfish cannot live in the salty water of the ocean. Goldfish are usually a yellow or orange color, and they are often kept in ponds or aquariums. |
| Great Lakes |
The five very large lakes that lie between the United States and Canada are called the Great Lakes. These lakes are named Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Lake Superior is the biggest of the Great Lakes, and Ontario is the smallest. Even though Lake Ontario is the smallest, it is still very big! |
| harbor |
A harbor is a safe place where boats come in from the sea or from a large lake or river. |
| ice skate |
An ice skate is a boot with a sharp blade attached to the bottom. Ice skates are used for moving or dancing on ice at a rink or on a frozen lake or pond. |
| ice-skating |
Ice-skating is the activity or sport of moving or dancing over ice wearing ice skates. Ice skates are boots with a sharp blade attached to the bottom. Ice-skating is done on a rink or on a frozen pond or lake. |
| lake |
A lake is a large body of water that has land all around it. Most lakes have water that people can drink, if the lake is clean, but some lakes have water that is too salty to drink. |
| Lake Baikal |
Lake Baikal is a large and very deep lake in Russia. It is the deepest lake in the world and also holds more fresh water than any other lake. When we say the water in Lake Baikal is fresh, we mean that it is not salty like water in the oceans. |
| Lake Erie |
Lake Erie is a large lake in the United States and Canada. It is one of the five very large lakes in North America called the Great Lakes. The water from Niagara Falls flows into Lake Erie at the top of the lake. Niagara Falls is a set of three powerful and amazing waterfalls that flow between Canada and the United States. Many people come to see them every year. |
| Lake Huron |
Lake Huron is a large lake that is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Lake Huron lies between the United States and Canada. The lake contains a very large island that belongs to Canada. It is called Manitoulin Island. This island has many lakes inside it, and these lakes have islands inside them too! |