pond

/pɑnd/
/pɒnd/
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Other forms: ponds

Definitions of pond
  1. noun
    a small lake
    “the pond was too small for sailing”
    synonyms: pool
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    fishpond
    a freshwater pond with fish
    horsepond
    a pond for watering horses
    mere
    a small pond of standing water
    millpond
    a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
    swimming hole
    a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming
    water hole
    a natural hole or hollow containing water
    watering hole
    a natural pond or pool from which animals drink regularly
    type of:
    lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Pronunciation
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/pɑnd/
UK
/pɒnd/
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