pond

/pɒnd/noun

उच्चारण पॉन्ड

तालाब, पोखर

Basic word

noun

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a small area of still water, especially one that is made artificially
तालाब, पोखर
- ducks on the village pond
- Children were catching tadpoles in the pond.
- There is a lotus pond beside the temple.
+ 1 more example
- Cows came to drink at the village pond.
Synonyms pool tank lake puddle reservoir

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pool tank lake puddle reservoir

?Which word?

Keep the water-body words by size: puddle (a small pool of rainwater), pond, pool, tank (a reservoir in India: 'temple tank'), lake, reservoir, sea, ocean.

जलाशय के शब्द आकार के अनुसार याद रखिए: puddle (बारिश के पानी का छोटा गड्ढा), pond, pool, tank (भारत में जलाशय: 'temple tank'), lake, reservoir, sea, ocean।

§Grammar and usage

Environment: Amrit Sarovar Mission (2022) aims to build or revive ponds in every district.

पर्यावरण में अमृत सरोवर मिशन (2022) हर ज़िले में तालाब बनाने या पुनर्जीवित करने का लक्ष्य रखता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A big fish in a small pond (an important person in a small group), across the pond (informal, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, in the USA or UK).

Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: a big fish in a small pond (छोटे समूह में महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति), across the pond (अनौपचारिक, अटलांटिक महासागर के पार, अमेरिका या ब्रिटेन में)।