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POND
pond, pool
(noun) a small lake; “the pond was too small for sailing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pond (plural ponds)
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.
(colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.
Verb
pond (third-person singular simple present ponds, present participle ponding, simple past and past participle ponded)
(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.
Etymology 2
Verb
pond (third-person singular simple present ponds, present participle ponding, simple past and past participle ponded)
(transitive, obsolete) To ponder.
Anagrams
• DNOP
Proper noun
Pond
A surname.
• G. K. Chesterton
Anagrams
• DNOP
Source: Wiktionary
Pond, n. Etym: [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.]
Definition: A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool." Milton. Pond hen (Zoöl.), the American coot. See Coot (a).
– Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and Illust. under Nymphæa.
– Pond snail (Zoöl.), any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limnæa, Physa, Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and various other genera.
– Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub (Tetranthera geniculata) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves, and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia to Florida.
– Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zoöl.), any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidæ. Numerous species are found in North America.
Pond, v. t.
Definition: To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
Pond, v. t. Etym: [See Ponder.]
Definition: To ponder. [Obs.] Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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