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pond
noun
a
small
area
of
still
water
,
smaller
than
a
lake
,
often
formed
naturally
or
made
artificially
in
a
garden
or
park
•
The
ducks
glided
across
the
quiet
pond
at
sunrise
.
The
ducks
glided
across
the
quiet
pond
at
sunrise
.
•
Two
children
skipped
stones
on
the
surface
of
the
frozen
pond
.
Two
children
skipped
stones
on
the
surface
of
the
frozen
pond
.
Old
English
“
pond
”
meaning
“
enclosed
body
of
water
,”
likely
from
a
Germanic
root
related
to
“
pound
”
in
the
sense
of
an
enclosure
.
noun
-
pond
(
usually
with
“
the
”)
the
Atlantic
Ocean
,
used
humorously
when
talking
about
travel
or
differences
between
North
America
and
Britain
•
My
cousin
lives
across
the
pond
in
Boston
.
My
cousin
lives
across
the
pond
in
Boston
.
•
News
from
over
the
pond
travels
fast
these
days
.
News
from
over
the
pond
travels
fast
these
days
.
Humorous
use
of
“
pond
”
in
the
late
19th
century
as
a
playful
understatement
for
the
vast
Atlantic
Ocean
separating
Britain
and
North
America
.
verb
to
collect
or
cause
water
to
collect
in
a
pool
or
small
reservoir
•
After
the
heavy
rain
,
water
began
to
pond
on
the
flat
roof
.
After
the
heavy
rain
,
water
began
to
pond
on
the
flat
roof
.
•
The
engineers
designed
the
field
to
pond
runoff
for
irrigation
.
The
engineers
designed
the
field
to
pond
runoff
for
irrigation
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
“
pond
,”
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
engineering
texts
in
the
early
20th
century
.
respond
verb
to
say
or
write
something
as
an
answer
to
a
question
,
letter
,
message
,
or
request
•
After
a
pause
,
she
responded
quietly
to
the
question
.
After
a
pause
,
she
responded
quietly
to
the
question
.
•
Please
respond
to
the
invitation
by
Friday
.
Please
respond
to
the
invitation
by
Friday
.
verb
to
act
or
change
because
something
has
happened
or
been
done
•
The
crowd
responded
with
cheers
when
the
singer
came
on
stage
.
The
crowd
responded
with
cheers
when
the
singer
came
on
stage
.
•
Plants
respond
to
light
by
growing
toward
it
.
Plants
respond
to
light
by
growing
toward
it
.
verb
to
improve
or
show
a
positive
effect
when
a
treatment
or
drug
is
used
•
The
patient
responded
well
to
the
new
medication
.
The
patient
responded
well
to
the
new
medication
.
•
Some
tumors
do
not
respond
to
radiation
therapy
.
Some
tumors
do
not
respond
to
radiation
therapy
.
noun
a
half-column
or
pier
attached
to
a
wall
that
supports
an
arch
or
rib
,
especially
in
Gothic
architecture
•
The
Gothic
vault
springs
from
a
slender
respond
at
the
wall
.
The
Gothic
vault
springs
from
a
slender
respond
at
the
wall
.
•
Several
carved
responds
line
the
nave
of
the
cathedral
.
Several
carved
responds
line
the
nave
of
the
cathedral
.
correspondent
noun
a
person
who
regularly
writes
letters
or
emails
to
another
person
•
As
a
child
,
Lisa
had
a
French
correspondent
she
wrote
to
every
month
.
As
a
child
,
Lisa
had
a
French
correspondent
she
wrote
to
every
month
.
•
The
museum
preserves
dusty
envelopes
from
an
unknown
correspondent
dated
1920
.
The
museum
preserves
dusty
envelopes
from
an
unknown
correspondent
dated
1920
.
same
origin
as
sense
1
:
someone
who
‘
answers
together
’
through
letters
;
the
meaning
of
personal
letter-writer
is
earlier
than
the
journalistic
sense
noun
a
journalist
who
sends
news
reports
from
a
particular
place
to
a
newspaper
,
television
,
radio
,
or
website
•
The
correspondent
reported
live
from
the
flooded
village
.
The
correspondent
reported
live
from
the
flooded
village
.
•
A
famous
war correspondent
won
an
international
award
for
his
bravery
.
A
famous
war correspondent
won
an
international
award
for
his
bravery
.
from
Latin
correspondere
(“
to
agree
,
answer
together
”)
via
French
correspondant
,
first
used
in
English
in
the
18th
century
for
people
who
exchanged
news
by
letter
and
later
for
journalists
in
distant
locations
respondent
noun
a
person
who
answers
questions
in
a
survey
,
poll
,
or
study
•
The
researcher
thanked
each
respondent
for
completing
the
questionnaire
.
The
researcher
thanked
each
respondent
for
completing
the
questionnaire
.
•
Over
a
thousand
respondents
said
they
preferred
online
classes
.
Over
a
thousand
respondents
said
they
preferred
online
classes
.
from
Latin
respondēns
,
respondent-
‘
answering
’,
present
participle
of
respondēre
‘
to
answer
’
noun
in
law
,
the
party
against
whom
a
petition
or
appeal
is
brought
•
The
court
ordered
the
respondent
to
file
a
written
answer
within
thirty
days
.
The
court
ordered
the
respondent
to
file
a
written
answer
within
thirty
days
.
•
In
the
appeal
,
the
respondents
argued
that
the
verdict
should
be
upheld
.
In
the
appeal
,
the
respondents
argued
that
the
verdict
should
be
upheld
.
same
origin
as
the
general
noun
sense
,
specialized
in
legal
language
since
the
17th
century
adjective
responding
or
reacting
to
a
stimulus
,
especially
automatically
•
Psychologists
distinguish
between
respondent
and
operant
behavior
.
Psychologists
distinguish
between
respondent
and
operant
behavior
.
•
A
baby's
crying
is
often
a
respondent
action
to
hunger
.
A
baby's
crying
is
often
a
respondent
action
to
hunger
.
from
Latin
respondent-
‘
answering
’;
used
in
psychology
since
the
mid-20th
century
to
describe
automatic
reactions