pond

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/pɒnd/

verb 4name 3noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + POND

build, construct, dig | fill

drain, empty

We need to empty the pond before we can clean the bottom properly.

POND + NOUN

life, water

PREP

across a/the ~

The children walked across a small pond on the wooden bridge during their nature walk.

in a/the ~

We found some frogs and water lilies in a small pond near the park.

into a/the ~

The dog jumped into a pond while chasing ducks during our walk.

on a/the ~

There was a small wooden bridge on the pond where children liked to feed the fish.

PHRASES

the bottom/edge/middle/side/surface of a pond

The children found some frogs near the edge of the pond.

Definitions

noun

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.

An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.

name

Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean.

I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond.

I haven’t been back home across the pond in twenty years.

verb

To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.

The rate of fall of the surface of water ponded over the soil within the ring gives a measure of the infiltration rate for the particular enclosed area.

To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

To form a pond; to pool.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a small lake

pool

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

big fish in a small pond

One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.

Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.

drop in the pond

A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.

Of course, considering tobacco is a $100 billion market, and the industry continues to spend billions every year, the campaign is a drop in the pond. But it certainly stands out.

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I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond.

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I haven’t been back home across the pond in twenty years.

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The rate of fall of the surface of water ponded over the soil within the ring gives a measure of the infiltration rate for the particular enclosed area.

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Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint.

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The legendary liner is retiring from transatlantic sailing after 33 years of crossing the Pond between New York and Southampton, England.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pond is marked as informal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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