| peace officer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. law officer, lawman, peace officer | an officer of the law. |
| ~ defender, guardian, protector, shielder | a person who cares for persons or property. |
| ~ attorney general | the chief law officer of a country or state. |
| ~ border patrolman | someone who patrols the borders of a country. |
| ~ constable | a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff. |
| ~ deputy, deputy sheriff | someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies. |
| ~ flatfoot, patrolman | a policeman who patrols a given region. |
| ~ gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey | someone who guards prisoners. |
| ~ police lieutenant, lieutenant | an officer in a police force. |
| ~ marshal, marshall | a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law. |
| ~ military policeman, mp | a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners. |
| ~ narc, narcotics agent, nark | a lawman concerned with narcotics violations. |
| ~ police officer, policeman, officer | a member of a police force.; "it was an accident, officer" |
| ~ police sergeant, sergeant | a lawman with the rank of sergeant. |
| ~ sheriff | the principal law-enforcement officer in a county. |
| ~ solicitor general | a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general. |
| ~ ranger, texas ranger | a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier. |
| ~ warden | the chief official in charge of a prison. |
| ~ warder | a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners. |
| calmness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress.; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| ~ disposition, temperament | your usual mood.; "he has a happy disposition" |
| ~ aplomb, assuredness, sang-froid, cool, poise | great coolness and composure under strain.; "keep your cool" |
| ~ serenity, tranquility, placidity, repose, tranquillity, quiet | a disposition free from stress or emotion. |
| n. (state) | 2. calmness | an absence of strong winds or rain. |
| ~ good weather | weather suitable for outdoor activities. |
| ~ windlessness, stillness | calmness without winds. |
| ~ quiet, lull | a period of calm weather.; "there was a lull in the storm" |
| n. (feeling) | 3. calmness | a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ placidity, placidness | a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling. |
| ~ coolness, imperturbability, imperturbableness | calm and unruffled self-assurance.; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran" |
| ~ quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility | a state of peace and quiet. |
| composure | | |
| peace | | |
| n. (state) | 1. peace | the state prevailing during the absence of war. |
| ~ order | established customary state (especially of society).; "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" |
| ~ amity | a state of friendship and cordiality. |
| ~ armistice, cease-fire, truce | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms. |
| ~ conciliation | the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled.; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" |
| ~ collective security | a system for international peace. |
| ~ pax romana | the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire. |
| n. (state) | 2. peace | harmonious relations; freedom from disputes.; "the roommates lived in peace together" |
| ~ concordance, concord, harmony | a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity | the absence of mental stress or anxiety. |
| ~ quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility | a state of peace and quiet. |
| n. (state) | 4. peace, public security | the general security of public places.; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" |
| ~ security | the state of being free from danger or injury.; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" |
| n. (communication) | 5. pacification, peace, peace treaty | a treaty to cease hostilities.; "peace came on November 11th" |
| ~ pact, treaty, accord | a written agreement between two states or sovereigns. |
| ~ peace of westphalia | the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648. |
| ~ treaty of versailles | the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans. |
| serenity | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity | a disposition free from stress or emotion. |
| ~ calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress.; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| ~ ataraxia | peace of mind. |
| lake | | |
| n. (object) | 1. lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir | lake used to store water for community use. |
| ~ balaton, lake balaton, plattensee | a large shallow lake in western Hungary. |
| ~ bayou | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana). |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ canandaigua lake, lake canandaigua | a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ caspian, caspian sea | a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world. |
| ~ cayuga lake, lake cayuga | a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ baikal, baykal, lake baikal, lake baykal | the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world. |
| ~ lake chelan | a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range. |
| ~ coeur d'alene lake | a lake in northern Idaho. |
| ~ lake tahoe | a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort area. |
| ~ bodensee, constance, lake constance | a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River. |
| ~ dead sea | a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level. |
| ~ eyre, lake eyre | a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent. |
| ~ floor | the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water. |
| ~ great salt lake | a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah. |
| ~ great slave lake | a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River. |
| ~ ijsselmeer | a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee. |
| ~ inlet, recess | an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands). |
| ~ keuka lake, lake keuka | a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ kivu, lake kivu | a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda. |
| ~ lagoon, laguna, lagune | a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral. |
| ~ lake albert, lake albert nyanza, mobuto lake | a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley. |
| ~ aral sea, lake aral | a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. |
| ~ lake chad, chad | a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river. |
| ~ lake champlain, champlain | 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 edward | a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda. |
| ~ lake erie, erie | the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal. |
| ~ lake geneva, lake leman | a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone. |
| ~ huron, lake huron | the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ ilmen, lake ilmen | a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. |
| ~ ladoga, lake ladoga | a lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland. |
| ~ lake michigan, michigan | the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders. |
| ~ lake nasser, nasser | lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan. |
| ~ lake malawi, lake nyasa | a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi. |
| ~ lake onega, onega | lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe. |
| ~ lake ontario, ontario | the smallest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ lake saint clair, lake st. clair | a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie. |
| ~ lake superior, superior | the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ lake tana, lake tsana | a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. |
| ~ lake tanganyika, tanganyika | the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley. |
| ~ daryacheh-ye orumiyeh, lake urmia, urmia | a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey. |
| ~ lake vanern, vanern | a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden. |
| ~ lake victoria, victoria nyanza | the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River. |
| ~ loch | Scottish word for a lake. |
| ~ lough | Irish word for a lake. |
| ~ lake okeechobee, okeechobee | a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades. |
| ~ oxbow lake | a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel. |
| ~ pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| ~ poyang | a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal. |
| ~ salton sea | a saltwater lake in southeastern California. |
| ~ lake seneca, seneca lake | a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ shore | the land along the edge of a body of water. |
| ~ tarn | a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers). |
| ~ lake winnipeg, winnipeg | a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba. |
| ~ lentic | of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds). |
| n. (substance) | 2. lake | a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal. |
| ~ pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.). |
| n. (substance) | 3. lake | any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments. |
| ~ pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.). |
| pool | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pool | an excavation that is (usually) filled with water. |
| ~ cistern | an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater. |
| ~ excavation | a hole in the ground made by excavating. |
| ~ natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool | pool that provides a facility for swimming.; "`swimming bath' is a British term" |
| ~ wading pool | a shallow pool for children. |
| ~ water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest. |
| n. (object) | 2. pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| ~ fishpond | a freshwater pond with fish. |
| ~ horsepond | a pond for watering horses. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ mere | a small pond of standing water. |
| ~ millpond | a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel. |
| ~ swimming hole | a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming. |
| ~ water hole | a natural hole or hollow containing water. |
| n. (group) | 3. pool | an organization of people or resources that can be shared.; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| ~ typing pool | a group of typists who can work for different persons. |
| n. (group) | 4. consortium, pool, syndicate | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| n. (possession) | 5. pool | any communal combination of funds.; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| ~ reserve account, reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments. |
| n. (object) | 6. pool, puddle | a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid.; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" |
| ~ billabong | a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently. |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ mud puddle | a puddle of mud.; "the children loved a mud puddle" |
| n. (possession) | 7. kitty, pool | the combined stakes of the betters. |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| n. (location) | 8. pool, puddle | something resembling a pool of liquid.; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (act) | 9. pocket billiards, pool | any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets. |
| ~ table game | a game that is played on a table. |
| ~ break | the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool. |
| ~ carom, cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. |
| ~ masse, masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball. |
| ~ miscue | a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball. |
| ~ snooker | a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball. |
| v. (possession) | 10. pool | combine into a common fund.; "We pooled resources" |
| ~ share | use jointly or in common. |
| v. (competition) | 11. pool | join or form a pool of people. |
| ~ aggroup, group | form a group or group together. |
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