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   Pond

   /pänd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking: "a garden pond"
   • ▪ the Atlantic Ocean: "he's relatively unknown on this side of the pond"

   verb

   • 1. hold back or dam up (flowing water or another liquid) to form a small lake: "the lava can't flow away and gets ponded up in the crater"
   • ▪ (of flowing water or other liquids) form a small lake: "where a path goes down into a dip, you'll have to ensure that ponding doesn't occur"

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration of pound3, commonly used in dialect in the same sense.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

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   • D

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