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pond US English

a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking

the pond in pond US English

the Atlantic ocean

dew pond US English

a shallow pond, especially an artificial one made on downs where the water supply from springs or surface drainage is inadequate

pond life US English

the animals, especially the invertebrates, that live in ponds or stagnant water

pond scum US English

a mass of algae forming a green film on the surface of stagnant water

side pond US English

a pond positioned beside a canal lock in such a way that water can flow into or out of it when the lock is operated

pond skater US English

a slender predatory bug which moves quickly across the surface film of water, using its front legs for catching prey

pond snail US English

an aquatic European snail with a brown conical shell, living typically in fresh water

solar pond US English

a pool of very salty water in which convection is inhibited, allowing accumulation of energy from solar radiation in the lower layers

Walden Pond US English

a pond in Concord in Massachusetts, associated with the writer Henry David Thoreau, now within a state park

pond terrapin (also European pond terrapin) US English

a terrapin with a dark shell that is typically patterned with yellow, native to Europe, western Asia, and NW Africa

fishpond US English

a pond in which live fish are kept

millpond (also mill pond) US English

the pool that is created by a milldam and provides the head of water that powers a water mill

mill pond in millpond (also mill pond) US English

the pool that is created by a milldam and provides the head of water that powers a water mill

pondweed US English

a submerged aquatic plant that grows in still or running water and sometimes has floating leaves

a big fish in a small or little pond in fish1 US English

a person seen as important and influential only within the limited scope of a small organization or group

slider US English

a North American freshwater turtle with a red or yellow patch on the side of the head

European pond terrapin in pond terrapin (also European pond terrapin) US English

a terrapin with a dark shell that is typically patterned with yellow, native to Europe, western Asia, and NW Africa

Indian pond lily in water lily US English

an ornamental aquatic plant with large round floating leaves and large, typically cup-shaped, floating flowers

red-eared or pond slider in slider US English

a North American freshwater turtle with a red or yellow patch on the side of the head