| Main Entry: | lagoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shallow body of water |
Synonyms: |
bayou, gulf, marsh, pond, pool, shallows, shoal, tidal pond |
| Notes: | a lagoon is a shallow pond near a body of water; a long lagoon near the sea is a haff |
| Main Entry: | basin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container or area where water is held |
Synonyms: |
bay, bowl, concavity, depression, dip, ewer, gulf, hole, hollow, lagoon, pan, pool, pot, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, tub, valley, vessel, washbasin, washbowl, watershed |
| Main Entry: | bay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shoreline indentation |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, arm, basin, bayou, bight, cove, estuary, fiord, firth, gulf, harbor, inlet, lagoon, loch, mouth, narrows, sound, strait |
| Main Entry: | cove |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inlet, small niche |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, arm, bay, bayou, bight, cave, cavern, creek, estuary, firth, frith, gulf, harbor, hole, lagoon, nook, retreat, slough, sound, wash |
| Main Entry: | lake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inland body of water |
Synonyms: |
basin, creek, inland sea, lagoon, lakelet, loch, mere, millpond, mouth, pond, pool, reservoir, sluice, spring, tarn |
| Main Entry: | pond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small body of water |
Synonyms: |
basin, dew, duck pond, lagoon, lily pond, millpond, pool, puddle, small lake, splash |
| Main Entry: | pool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of liquid |
Synonyms: |
basin, bath, lagoon, lake, mere, millpond, mud puddle, natatorium, pond, puddle, splash, swimming pool, tank, tarn |
| Notes: | billiards is from French billard 'cue' or 'bent stick' or 'stick to push balls'; billiards is the general name though Americans mainly play pool or pocket billiards - with eight ball and snooker being forms of pool |