pond
/pɑnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.
verb
To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.
Transitive verb
name
Alternative letter-case form of the pond (“the Atlantic Ocean”).
Example Sentences
- "But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon."
- "I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond."
- "I haven’t been back home across the pond in twenty years."
- "The rate of fall of the surface of water ponded over the soil within the ring gives a measure of the infiltration rate for the particular enclosed area."
- "Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint."
- "The legendary liner is retiring from transatlantic sailing after 33 years of crossing the Pond between New York and Southampton, England."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pond, *pond, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɑnd/
- British English: /pɒnd/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Places.