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

/ pɒnd /

noun

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

      a fishpond

pond

/ pŏnd /

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pond¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “dam,” gepyndan “to impound.” See pound ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of pond¹

C13 ponde enclosure; related to pound ³

Idioms and Phrases

see big fish in a small pond ; little frog in a big pond .

Example Sentences

Herders scooping murky water from a small pond in grasslands in South Sudan are well aware of the dangers they face if they drink it.

From BBC

“I would say, borrowing a nickname from our friends across the pond, Susie is the Iron Lady of American electoral politics.”

From BBC

We have shown footage we received of the boats to the Chair of the National Independent Lifeboat Association, Neil Dalton, who says he wouldn’t go in a “duck pond” in such vessels.

From BBC

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer which has caused chaos on the streets of Philadelphia, is now being found across the pond in bootleg codeine, tramadol, Valium and Xanax.

From Salon

We spent hours lingering in the Chinese gardens, eating in the glass tea house and gazing over the koi-filled pond.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• basin
• lagoon
• pool
• puddle