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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

/ ±èÉ’²Ô»å /

noun

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

      a fishpond

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pond

/ ±èŲԻå /

  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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pond1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ponde, pande, akin to Old English pynding “d²¹³¾,†gepyndan “to impound.†See pound 3
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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Adorned with tea rooms, pubs and a duck pond surrounded by Georgian homes, it is less than two miles from the migrant accommodation.

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Across the pond - aka the Atlantic - Europe's leaders and policy-makers felt "sick to their stomach", as an EU official put it to me.

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The number does not account for septic tanks and ponds that may not have been spotted through aerial surveillance, Diaz said.

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Named after the pond on Wimbledon Common where they formed, it's a fairly cautious return, presumably designed to remind people of why they fell for the band in the first place.

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Misting systems will be used to minimise dust after the demolition but residents are advised to shut windows, keep pets indoors and cover fish ponds and rabbit hutches.

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