loch
Highland body water
A loch is a Scottish term for a lake or a narrow inlet of the sea.
The word appears throughout Scottish geography: Loch Ness, Loch Lomond.
In Irish English, the spelling is lough.
The word is rarely used outside place names and Scottish contexts.
Patterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
clan · thistle · haggis · Burns · ceilidh · Scots · Hebrides · Highlands
Enclosed body of freshwater
- tarnGlacial mountain pool
- pondSmall still body
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
watershed · depth · surface · shoreline · island · freshwater · glacial · kettle
One who casts lines
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- troutFreshwater game fish
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- perchResting spot for birds
fly-fishing · gillies · boat · rod · tackle · catch · charter · brown trout
Scottish lake creature's nickname
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
enigma · cryptic · sighting · folklore · lore · eerie · haunting · shadows
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
kilt · clan · thistle · haggis · Burns · ceilidh · Scots · Hebrides · Highlands · glen
lake
Enclosed body of freshwater
basin · watershed · depth · surface · shoreline · island · freshwater · glacial · kettle · drainage
angler
One who casts lines
perch · fly-fishing · gillies · boat · rod · tackle · catch · charter · brown trout · waders
Nessie
Scottish lake creature's nickname
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
depths · enigma · cryptic · sighting · folklore · lore · eerie · haunting · shadows · secrets
tranquil
Calm and untroubled
still · glassy · mirror · reflection · mist · dawn · dusk · scenic · idyllic · pastoral
bay
Partially enclosed water
arm · narrows · tidal · channel · anchorage · sound · strait · cove · harbor · coastal
- Scotsaye, wee, nae, ken, couldnae
- Scottish Wordsaye, bairn, brae, burn, cairn
- water bodiessea, lakes, lake, rivers, streams
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook
- lakesLake Michigan, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Tahoe
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
lochocean
Massive saltwater body
sea · river · stream · open water · the deep
- Loch Ness MonsterLegendary Scottish lake creature
- Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
- Loch LomondScottish freshwater body, folk-song subject