[pond] 
| 1. | a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream. |
| 2. | (esp. of water) to collect into a pond or large puddle: to prevent rainwater from ponding on the roof. |
| pond (pŏnd) n. A still body of water smaller than a lake. [Middle English ponde, from Old English pund-, enclosure.] |
| pond (pŏnd) Pronunciation Key
An inland body of standing water that is smaller than a lake. Natural ponds form in small depressions and are usually shallow enough to support rooted vegetation across most or all of their areas. |
