Pond
noun
A small body of still water.
The ducks swam in the pond.
Often appears as...
- fish pond
- duck pond
noun
A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered.
They are big names on this side of the pond.
Often appears as...
- across the pond
- over the pond
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A small body of still water.
The ducks swam in the pond.
Often appears as...
- fish pond
- duck pond
noun
A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered.
They are big names on this side of the pond.
Often appears as...
- across the pond
- over the pond
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A 'pond' is usually smaller than a lake and can be naturally formed or man-made.
We visited a small pond in the countryside.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
'Ponds' often imply natural or serene settings and can be part of landscape descriptions.
The cottage had a beautiful pond nearby.
Pro Tip 3/3Home to Wildlife
Ponds can be habitats for fish, ducks, and other wildlife; great for ecosystem context.
We saw frogs and fish in the local pond.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A 'pond' is usually smaller than a lake and can be naturally formed or man-made.
We visited a small pond in the countryside.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
'Ponds' often imply natural or serene settings and can be part of landscape descriptions.
The cottage had a beautiful pond nearby.
Pro Tip 3/3Home to Wildlife
Ponds can be habitats for fish, ducks, and other wildlife; great for ecosystem context.
We saw frogs and fish in the local pond.
Pro Tip 1/3Size Matters
A 'pond' is usually smaller than a lake and can be naturally formed or man-made.
We visited a small pond in the countryside.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Setting
'Ponds' often imply natural or serene settings and can be part of landscape descriptions.
The cottage had a beautiful pond nearby.
Pro Tip 3/3Home to Wildlife
Ponds can be habitats for fish, ducks, and other wildlife; great for ecosystem context.
We saw frogs and fish in the local pond.
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Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
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What are gravitational...
If every mass has an effect on every other mass in the universe, no matter how small, then changes in gravity can tell us about what those objects are doing. Fluctuations in the gravity coming from the universe are called gravitational waves. Gravitational waves move out from what caused them, like ripples on a pond,
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Wild Beavers Return...
landscape and what are the biggest changes you've seen here the fundamental change to start with was they raised the water levels in this pond there was a pond here it's now four times deeper and twice as big an area than it was before but also
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Cannibalism in the...
to devour their smaller pond mates. Nourished by this extra fuel, they develop quicker, leaving the pond before it can dry out. The spadefoot toad is far from the only animal to eat members of its own species as a normal part of its life cycle.
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Where are the women...
bank on identities hmm but at the but the problem with all of this is that women don't normally come up with things that we want to see like high-technology I mean the world of high technology with high ponds and I said but I think the
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Now the problems with closed photobioreactors They are quite expensive, they are automated, and it's very difficult to get them in large scale. So on large scale what do they use? We use open pond systems. Now, around the world
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What is the Heisenberg...
like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
So it makes the cricket go find water so that it can jump in, commit suicide and that worm can go on to continue its life cycle. So, in that pond or in that stream the worm will go find a mate, it will lay a bunch of eggs,
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A Collection Of Autumn...
their network of channels also enables them to ferry whole branches back to their pond and there where the water is deepest
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
they drip into the pond as more advanced
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Garth Lenz: The true...
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance that's the world's dirtiest oil. So they decided to call it oil sands. The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process, three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted and then returned into tailings ponds,
Video examples
What are gravitational...
If every mass has an effect on every other mass in the universe, no matter how small, then changes in gravity can tell us about what those objects are doing. Fluctuations in the gravity coming from the universe are called gravitational waves. Gravitational waves move out from what caused them, like ripples on a pond,
Video examples
Wild Beavers Return...
landscape and what are the biggest changes you've seen here the fundamental change to start with was they raised the water levels in this pond there was a pond here it's now four times deeper and twice as big an area than it was before but also
Video examples
Cannibalism in the...
to devour their smaller pond mates. Nourished by this extra fuel, they develop quicker, leaving the pond before it can dry out. The spadefoot toad is far from the only animal to eat members of its own species as a normal part of its life cycle.
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Where are the women...
bank on identities hmm but at the but the problem with all of this is that women don't normally come up with things that we want to see like high-technology I mean the world of high technology with high ponds and I said but I think the
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Bilal Bomani: Plant...
Now the problems with closed photobioreactors They are quite expensive, they are automated, and it's very difficult to get them in large scale. So on large scale what do they use? We use open pond systems. Now, around the world
Video examples
What is the Heisenberg...
like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
So it makes the cricket go find water so that it can jump in, commit suicide and that worm can go on to continue its life cycle. So, in that pond or in that stream the worm will go find a mate, it will lay a bunch of eggs,
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A Collection Of Autumn...
their network of channels also enables them to ferry whole branches back to their pond and there where the water is deepest
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
they drip into the pond as more advanced
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Martin Brodeur
Canadian Hockey Player
My life was going to school, having a snack and going outside to play hockey until dinner time. I would then do my homework and go back out to play, but only if the Canadiens weren't playing that night. That's what I did every day, whether it was street hockey or pond hockey.
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Anthony Michael Hall
American Actor
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important to understand what it means to be a small fish in a big pond.
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Jimmy Dean
American Actor
I'm exactly where I want to be - we live out here on the James River outside Richmond. I have three ponds, and we catch the biggest, most beautiful bass you've ever looked at in your life.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.
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Victoria Beckham
English Musician
In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond.
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Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
You can be a big fish in a small pond, but you're only going to be competing against people at that level.
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Saul Bellow
American Novelist
A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.
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Rob Huebel
American Actor
The comedy world is like a small pond; we all know each other.
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Stacy Keibler
American Actress
I prefer being a small fish in a big pond.
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Martin Brodeur
Canadian Hockey Player
My life was going to school, having a snack and going outside to play hockey until dinner time. I would then do my homework and go back out to play, but only if the Canadiens weren't playing that night. That's what I did every day, whether it was street hockey or pond hockey.
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Anthony Michael Hall
American Actor
I think in both of those situations, it's important as an actor to learn, despite the success I had as a kid, that it's important to understand what it means to be a small fish in a big pond.
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Jimmy Dean
American Actor
I'm exactly where I want to be - we live out here on the James River outside Richmond. I have three ponds, and we catch the biggest, most beautiful bass you've ever looked at in your life.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.
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Victoria Beckham
English Musician
In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond.
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Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
You can be a big fish in a small pond, but you're only going to be competing against people at that level.
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Saul Bellow
American Novelist
A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out.
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Rob Huebel
American Actor
The comedy world is like a small pond; we all know each other.
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Stacy Keibler
American Actress
I prefer being a small fish in a big pond.
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