pond  /ˈpɑnd/ ? Meaning of "pond"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a small lake

Usage(s):

  1. Under the microscope a drop of pond scum can give hours of delightful study.
  2. On the other hand, being the biggest, toughest frog in the pond doesn't help if you're in the wrong pond.
  3. Finding oil is like fishing in a pond.

Quotes

  1. "You look at the sea, and it looked like a pond - so nice, so calm," Jimenez said. "You can't ask for a better day. No wind, no nothing, and it took care of me."
    on Jul 16, 2009 By: Miguel Angel Jimenez Source: The Times

  2. Asked why anyone would lie, Jones said, "I guess I'm the big fish in the little pond. I never touched anybody in that - I never hit no girl. I never told any one of them that I was going to kill them."
    on Aug 13, 2007 By: Adam Pacman Jones Source: USA Today

  3. Tyler, sporting a frumpy woman's hat with a large feather protruding from the back, added: "Back by popular demand with more spit and fire than ever before, we're coming across the pond and parting the waters as we go."
    on Feb 26, 2010 By: Steven Tyler Source: Telegraph.co.uk

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