pond
Pronunciation:
/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.
The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.
Example: I haven't been back home across the pond in twenty years.
verb
Definitions
To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
To form a pond; to pool.