Pond

n.	1.	A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. Pond hen a - (Zool.) the American coot. See Coot (a). Pond lily (Bot.) the water lily. See under Water, and Illust. under Nymphæa. Pond snail (Zool.) any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limnæa, Physa, Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and various other genera. Pond spice (Bot.) an American shrub (Tetranthera geniculata) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves, and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia to Florida. Pond tortoise (Zool.) any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidæ. Numerous species are found in North America.
v. t.	1.	To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.
	1.	To ponder. Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. - Spenser.

Noun

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pond - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" Synonyms: pool

POND. A body of stagnant water; a pool.
     2. Any one has a right to erect a fish pond; the fish in ii are considered as real estate, and pass to the heir and not to the executor. Ow. 20. See Pool; River; Water.

artificial lake, bayou lake, cistern, dam, dead water, dike, etang, farm pond, fishpond, freshwater lake, glacial lake, inland sea, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, linn, loch, lough, mere, millpond, millpool, nyanza, oxbow lake, plash, pondlet, pool, puddle, reservoir, salina, salt pond, stagnant water, standing water, still water, sump, tank, tarn, tidal pond, volcanic lake, water hole, water pocket, well

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