pond

Pronunciation: /pɑnd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small lake

Etymology

From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pool

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
lake
Narrower (hyponyms)
horsepond, water hole, millpond, fishpond, swimming hole, mere

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