pond

[ pond ]
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noun
  1. a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.

  2. the pond, Informal. the Atlantic Ocean: American companies are finding business is different on the other side of the pond.

verb (used without object)
  1. (especially of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle: to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof.

Origin of pond

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “dam,” gepyndan “to impound.” See pound3

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British Dictionary definitions for pond

pond

/ (pɒnd) /


noun
    • a pool of still water, often artificially created

    • (in combination): a fishpond

Origin of pond

1
C13 ponde enclosure; related to pound ³

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Scientific definitions for pond

pond

[ pŏnd ]


  1. An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas.

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Other Idioms and Phrases with pond

pond

see big fish in a small pond; little frog in a big pond.

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