A mini lake!
Pond, pool.
puddle
pool, lagoon
What word means a small body of water
The word 'pond' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a small, still body of water; a word for a thing.
The root word "pond" refers to a small body of still water, typically shallow and natural.
Pond
Another word for a small valley is a dell.
A pond is a small body of water, a word for a thing.A pond is a place where you might swim, or boat, or fish.a pond is a place where you might keep fish or water plants.
The word pond has one syllable.
There is no prefix "pond". In some words like "pond-scum" and "ponding", the root is the English word "pond", a small body of water. In other words, like "ponder" or "ponderous" the root is the Latin word "ponderosus" meaning heavy. This is also the root of the measure of weight, a pound.
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