pond

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Noun 3 French 3.1 Verb form

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• pŏnd, /pɒnd/, /pQnd/
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• Rhymes: -ɒnd

[edit] Etymology

Variant of pound.

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pond (plural ponds)

1. An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
2. (colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.

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• polynya
• tarn

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• across the pond
• ducks on the pond
• Leftpondia
• Rightpondia

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to pond (third-person singular simple present ponds, present participle ponding, simple past and past participle ponded)

1. To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
   • 2004, Calvin W. Rose, An Introduction to the Environmental Physics of Soil, Water and Watersheds [1], ISBN 0521536790, page 201:

   The rate of fall of the surface of water ponded over the soil within the ring gives a measure of the infiltration rate for the particular enclosed area.

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• Anagrams of DNOP

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pond n

1. 500 gram

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pond n

1. Pound (currency)

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pond

1. third person singular present of pondre: she lays