pond
Definitions
- An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean.
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Alternative letter-case form of the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”). alt-of
- A surname.
- An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.
Equivalents
65 more languages
বাংলাপুকুর
Cymraegpwll
Danskdam
Ελληνικάλιμνούλα
Esperantolageto
Eestitiik
Euskaraurmael
ગુજરાતીતળાવ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiloko
Magyartavacska
Հայերենլճակ
Íslenskatjörn
Italianostagno
ქართულიგუბე
Lietuviųkūdra
Latviešudīķis
Te Reo Māorihāroto
മലയാളംകുളം
Bahasa Melayukolam
Maltigħadira
Românăbaltă
Slovenčinarybník
Soomaaliwar
Shqippellg
Tagalogsalog
Examples
“But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder⟳ Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound⟳ and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.”
“I wonder⟳ how they do this on the other side of the pond.”
“I haven’t been back home across the pond in twenty years.”
“The legendary liner is retiring from transatlantic sailing after 33 years of crossing the Pond between New York and Southampton, England.”
“The Pond, as it is dismissively known, is certainly in need⟳ of a revamp. Its waters have⟳ been despoiled and plundered to the brink of disaster – and in the case of the Grand Banks cod fishery, sent over that edge into deathly extinction.”
“Perhaps it is a reflection of a larger cultural shift. Arguably, the distance between Britain and the United States (please⟳, not the Pond) is as small as it has ever been.”
“We have⟳ the ATLANTIC OCEAN running down the center of our grid today and, on either side of the “Pond,” Mr. Trudeau has managed to symmetrically place⟳ the British and American English equivalents for four words.”
“"How do you know⟳?" asked Mr Pond rather snappishly and in unusual irritation.”
“Hi, I’m Max Pond. I’m an active mormon, or member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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