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pond
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
pond
(noun)
Walden Pond
(proper noun)
big
(adjective)
fish
(noun)
small
(adjective)
pond
/
ˈ
pɑːnd/
noun
plural
ponds
pond
/
ˈ
pɑːnd/
noun
plural
ponds
Britannica Dictionary definition of POND
1
[
count
]
:
an area of water that is surrounded by land and that is smaller than a lake
2
the pond
informal
:
the Atlantic Ocean
They moved here from across
the pond
.
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a big fish in a small pond
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