pond
English
/pɒnd/, /pɑnd/
noun
Definitions
- An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.
- (colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond (across the pond).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pond inherited from Old English *pond.
Origin
Old English
*pond
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leftpondia English
- Rightpondia English
- duck English
- duckpond English
- fish English
- fishpond English
- hawk English
- horse English
- horsepond English
- left English
- life English
- lily English
- lilypond English
- mill English
- millpond English
- nurse English
- nursepond English
- pondage English
- pondfish English
- pondhawk English
- pondless English
- pondlife English
- pondlike English
- pondlily English
- pondness English
- pondscape English
- pondside English
- pondspice English
- pondward English
- pondwards English
- pondwater English
- pondweed English
- pondy English
- right English
- spice English
- water English
- weed English
- *pond Old English
- pond Middle English