noun

pond

pond

Ducks are swimming in the pond.

Ducks are swimming in the pond.

The garden has a small fish pond.

The garden has a small fish pond.

((a pond)) a small body of water There are fish in the pond.

Synonyms: pool, tarn; Antonyms: ocean (size)

From Middle English 'ponde', a variant of 'pound' (an enclosure), referring to an enclosure for water.

A pond is smaller than a lake. Think of a small body of still water in a park or garden.

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