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pond

[ pond ]

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.

pond

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noun

    1. a pool of still water, often artificially created
    2. ( in combination )

      a fishpond

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pond

  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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pond1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “d,” gepyndan “to impound.” See pound 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pond1

C13 ponde enclosure; related to pound ³
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Idioms and Phrases

see big fish in a small pond ; little frog in a big pond .
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The Met Office says a brief spell of warmth at the end of April isn't a bad thing for wildlife - and there shouldn't be much impact on water sources such as ponds.

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After a period spent cooling in ponds on the site, the elements were packaged into 350 large flasks for long-term storage.

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Green made a big splash in a small pond.

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One US talent agent warned that the show was "too British" to work across the pond, he recalls.

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Greenpeace UK said the dye used was non-toxic, biodegradable, food-grade pond dye that does not "pose any risk to people, wildlife or the environment".

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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