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pond
What does pond mean?
pond (noun): an inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pond in a sentence?
- The pond was too small for sailing. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce pond?
/pɑnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pond come from?
From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of pond?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pond” mean?
an inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake
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a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
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Which word is closest in meaning to “pond”?
team
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game
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pool
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city
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