pond
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- noun
- /pɑnd/
:
estanque
- The yard had a fountain, a pond with goldfish, and a million white lilies.
- a small pond
- pond water
- fish ponds
Those are actually my grandparents subdivision ponds or where they live.
- Those are actually my grandparents subdivision ponds or where they live.
- We just sat by this little pond full of tadpoles.
- But I believe eating a duck that you find in a pond, I'm OK with that.
- Seismic waves can travel like ripples on a pond through the Earth.
- Cleaning pools, the cement pond, little kid piss patches.
- Just huge gardens or koi pond or everything all the time.
Examples
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The children played by the pond, enjoying the warm sun and watching the ducks.
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We got a pond right here.
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For the last 10 years, this pond has been at the center of my work.
Academic text (2011) -
It's such a tiny little, tiny little pond or tiny little water hole.
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We're sitting right next to this pond and there's fish and stuff outside.
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We just sat by this little pond full of tadpoles.
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There were ducks in the pond, and she watched one waddle up onto the bank.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was even a small pond with a waterfall constructed of red granite blocks.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the rain, the small pond in our backyard filled up with water.
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We saw a beautiful reflection of the trees in the pond during our walk.
Synonyms
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A small shallow lake or pond
Idioms
- Informal
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An important person in a small group who has more power than elsewhere
Compounds
- US
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9.6
A small tree that stays green all year and is used to grow roots for other fruit trees
- Specialized
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9.5
A small evergreen tree with edible fruit used as a root for other fruit trees
A small water plant with many thin leaves that floats on ponds and in aquariums
- Specialized
A large shallow pond made by people that uses sunlight and algae to clean sewage
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in swamps of the southern United States
- US
A tree that loses its leaves and grows in wet places in the southern United States
- US
Wood from a wetland tree that resists rot and is used for decks and outdoor furniture
- US
A large tree with long needles that grows in wet sandy areas of the southeastern United States
- Specialized
A large shallow pond where sunlight, bacteria, and algae help clean dirty water
A water plant with broad leaves and round yellow flowers that floats on calm water
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Etymology
Pond comes from an old word meaning 'enclosure', the same idea behind the word pound and seen in fishpond, a pool kept for fish. So a pond is an 'enclosed' area of water, which explains why we call small, still pools by farms or gardens ponds.