POND
Dictionary entry overview: What does pond mean?
• POND (noun)
The noun POND has 1 sense:
1. a small lake
Familiarity information: POND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POND (noun)
Meaning:
A small lake
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
pond; pool
Context example:
the pond was too small for sailing
Hypernyms ("pond" is a kind of...):
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pond"):
fishpond (a freshwater pond with fish)
horsepond (a pond for watering horses)
mere (a small pond of standing water)
millpond (a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel)
swimming hole (a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming)
water hole (a natural hole or hollow containing water)
