POND


Meaning of POND in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , large

▪ little , small

▪ shallow

▪ stagnant

▪ muddy

▪ frozen

▪ village ( BrE )

▪ backyard ( AmE ), garden

▪ ornamental ( esp. BrE )

▪ duck , fish , lily

a Japanese teahouse and fish ~

▪ retention ( AmE )

Five retention ~s were constructed to increase storage capacity.

VERB + POND

▪ build , construct , dig

▪ fill

▪ stock

The ~s are fully stocked with rainbow trout.

▪ drain , empty

The ~ is drained every year.

▪ have

The Carters had a ~ in their back yard.

POND + NOUN

▪ life , water

PREPOSITION

▪ across a/the ~

She swam across the ~.

▪ in a/the ~

There are goldfish in the ~.

▪ into a/the ~

Her sunglasses had fallen into the ~.

▪ on a/the ~

There were some ducks swimming on the ~.

PHRASES

▪ the bottom, edge, middle, surface, etc. of a ~

The dog raced around to the other side of the ~.

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