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31pond — Synonyms and related words: artificial lake, bayou lake, cistern, dam, dead water, dike, etang, farm pond, fishpond, freshwater lake, glacial lake, inland sea, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, linn, loch, lough, mere, millpond,… …
32pond — [13] Pond is historically the same word as pound ‘enclosure’. The differentiation between the two was established early on, although pound continued to be used for ‘pond’ in Scotland and in some English dialects until quite recently. The common… …
33pond — [[t]pɒ̱nd[/t]] ponds N COUNT: oft n N A pond is a small area of water that is smaller than a lake. Ponds are often made artificially. She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down. ...a garden pond. Syn: pool …
34pond — noun (C) 1 a small area of still water, especially one that has been artificially made: a duck pond 2 across the pond/on the other side of the pond informal on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the US or in Britain …
35pond */*/ — UK [pɒnd] / US [pɑnd] noun [countable] Word forms pond : singular pond plural ponds 1) an area of water similar to a lake but smaller, especially one that has been built artificially 2) the pond informal the Atlantic Ocean …
36pond — 1. the Dutch pound, historically about 494 grams (1.089 English pounds). This unit was also used in the former Dutch Indies (now Indonesia) and throughout Southeast Asia. In the Netherlands, the pond has been reinterpreted now as a metric unit …
37pond — [13] Pond is historically the same word as pound ‘enclosure’. The differentiation between the two was established early on, although pound continued to be used for ‘pond’ in Scotland and in some English dialects until quite recently. The common… …
38Pond’s{™} — a product name for a range of creams for cleaning and softening the skin. They are produced by Chesebrough Pond’s. The best known is Pond’s Cold Cream, which is often used to remove make up from the face. * * * …
39pond — n. to drain a pond * * * [pɒnd] to drain a pond …
40pond — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lake, pool, fishpond, millpond, tarn. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fishpond, millpond, lily pond; see lake , pool 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. marsh, bog, lagoon, pool, fish pond. see… …
