pond

B1
Pronunciation
/pɒnd/
/pɑnd/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.

Example Sentences
  • I haven't been back home across the pond in twenty years.
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

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

3 Definition

To form a pond; to pool.

4 Definition

To ponder.