small pond

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandpond

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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pond
noun[C]
uk
/pɒnd/us
/pɑːnd/
an area of water smaller than a lake, often ...
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(Definition ofsmallandpondfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall pond

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Judy clearly does know left from right, as the beginnings of a left turn around thesmallpondand toward the edge of the paper have been erased.
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He is an ever-growing fish in asmallpondwhose boundaries are defined and do not change.
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I think that he will rapidly become a big fish in thissmallpond.
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It was only a verysmallpondbut every man as he grew older, became a big fish in it.
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Anyone who has asmallpondat the bottom of his garden knows that the moorhen will drive all the other water birds away.
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Only a part of thatsmallpondwill be filled in.
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In other words, it would normally be unreasonable for byelaws to be made in respect of a verysmallpond.
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For those who like to be large fish in asmallpond, that may be unpalatable.
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It contains numerous flower beds, 64 species of trees, 85 species of shrubs, as well as asmallpondand stream.
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In the early 1970s, asmallpondwas expanded to a 160 acre lake to serve as an emergency backup water supply for the station.
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It is moderately hilly with onesmallpond.
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Springs near the house have been dammed by a wall aligned with the piano bay's angled wall, forming asmallpond.
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One is a long cone-shaped wickerwork tunnel installed on asmallpondto catch wild ducks.
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It has asmallpondin the middle and contains many species of trees, like three sequoias.
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At the upper and lower end the water is impounded into asmallpond.
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An earth-fill dam has been erected on the river forming asmallpondsuitable for fishing, boating and canoeing.
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On account of scanty rainfall for last three years (200305), the lake looks like asmallpondnow.
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In the film, a small model ship hits an ice block in asmallpondand sinks.
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There's asmallpondon the village green which has some interesting things living in it and occasionally by it.
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It has asmallpondand major sources of water is through borewells and municipal corporation water.
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