Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

343. Gulf. Lake — N. land covered with water, gulf, gulph†, bay, inlet,

bight, estuary, arm of the sea, bayou [U.S.], fiord, armlet; frith†, firth, ostiary†, mouth; lagune†, lagoon; indraught†; cove, creek; natural harbor; roads; strait; narrows; Euripus; sound, belt, gut, kyles†; continental slope, continental shelf. lake, loch, lough†, mere, tarn, plash, broad, pond, pool, lin†, puddle, slab, well, artesian well; standing water, dead water, sheet of water; fish pond, mill pond; ditch, dike, dyke, dam; reservoir &c (store) 636; alberca†, barachois†, hog wallow [U.S.]. Adj. lacustrine†.