pond
IPA: pˈɑnd
noun
- An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.
- (informal) Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
- (transitive) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
- (intransitive) To form a pond; to pool.
- (transitive, obsolete) To ponder.
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Examples of "pond" in Sentences
- The pond is at the top of the garden.
- The pond was grenaded, killing the carp.
- The pond is in the backyard of the garden.
- The pond is part of the Eel River watershed.
- A walkway is on the southern side of the pond.
- The color indicates the salinity of the ponds.
- The community of Pond Inlet is to the southwest.
- The fish ponds near the river are used to rear carp for the table.
- In the hollows of the plains are ponds or lakes of brackish and fresh water.
- The pride of the camp is the private lake officially known as Dumpling Pond.