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 Nisqually park entrance and Ashford are minutes away, and the backyard, strewn with Adirondack chairs and fronted by a pond, is the perfect place to lounge post-hike. —Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025

One of the agency’s goals is to create consistent guidelines and support across the state to deal with those beavers that cause trouble by blocking irrigation ditches, road culverts and water treatment operations, or by creating unwanted ponds on people’s properties. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025

Beyond the pond’s open-air pavilion is the sprawling sports complex with tennis, pickleball, bocce, and more. —Mark David, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025

Le Chameau Wellington boots in your size await in the wardrobe for exploring the emerald ponds and pecan groves. —Adam Erace, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025

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
• 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