pond

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noun

ˈpänd 

: a body of water usually smaller than a lake

a fishing pond

—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean

pond

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verb

ponded; ponding; ponds

transitive verb

: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond

intransitive verb

: to collect in or form a pond

rain ponding on the road

Examples of pond in a Sentence

Noun

They moved here from across the pond.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The two first teamed in 2023 while Golf Channel was still a small fish in the very large Comcast/NBCUniversal pond. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

To attract them to your garden, Biggs recommends avoiding pesticides and building fishless ponds and sunny areas with perches. — Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The ranch’s natural setting includes a 10-acre meadow, a half-acre private pond, and more than a quarter-mile of frontage on the 17-acre Lake West. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

The species is believed to have escaped from breeding ponds or been released by fishermen as bait in South Florida, and runs the risk of spreading to other communities, Hunter Howell of the University of Miami told Wildlife Society in April. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English ponde artificially confined body of water, probably alteration of pounde enclosure — more at pound

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1673, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing pond

• a big fish in a little pond
• a big fish in a small pond
• across the pond
• ephemeral pond
• pond lily
• pond scum
• pond skater
• solar pond

Rhymes for pond

• awned
• blond
• blonde
• bond
• conned
• dawned
• donned
• fond
• frond
• gond
• maund
• pawned

Kids Definition

pond

noun

ˈpänd

: a body of water usually smaller than a lake