Bodies of water (4)
'bodies of water' is the definition.
(lake is a type of body of water)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lakes that I've seen before include "Large bodies of water surrounded by land" , "Enclosed areas of water" , "Bodies of (usually fresh) water" .)
(Other definitions for ponds that I've seen before include "Small artificial lakes" , "Pools" .)
'bodies of water' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for seas that I've seen before include "Oceans" , "Aegean and Mediterranean, say" , "Red and Dead" , "Bodies of salt water" , "Red and Black are" .)