pond

noun

1. A body of water usually smaller than a lake

   "a fishing pond"

verb

1. To block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
2. To collect in or form a pond

noun

1. Water lily

noun

1. Any of various algae (especially spirogyra) or cyanobacteria
2. A mass of tangled filaments of algae or cyanobacteria in stagnant waters

noun

1. Water strider

noun

1. A pool of salt water heated by the sun and used either as a direct source of heat or to provide power for an electric generator

geographical name

1. Pond in northeastern Massachusetts south of Concord made famous by the writer Henry David Thoreau, who lived there 1845–47

noun phrase

1. A person who is very well known or important in a small group of people but who is not known or important outside that group

   "In school he was a big fish in a little pond, but once he moved to the city he was just another struggling actor."

noun phrase

1. A person who is very well known or important in a small group of people but who is not known or important outside that group

   "In school he was a big fish in a small pond, but once he moved to the city he was just another struggling actor."

idiom

1. The other side of the Atlantic Ocean

   "They moved here from across the pond."