Term: oxbow lake: a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: lapidary: an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: protection: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: countercheck: a check that restrains another check
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: enteropathy: a disease of the intestinal tract
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: ragged orchid: fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: beginning: the first part or section of something
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: bannister: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: drilling pipe: a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud
Broader: lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | Unrelated: suburb: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city