Pond Pond noun [ Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound . See Pound an inclosure.] A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool." Milton.

Pond hen (Zoology) , the American coot. See Coot (a) . -- Pond lily (Botany) , the water lily. See under Water , and Illust. under Nymphæa . -- Pond snail (Zoology) , any gastropod living in fresh-water ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air- breathing snails ( Pulmonifera ) belonging to Limnæa, Physa, Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho , Valvata , and various other genera. -- Pond spice (Botany) , an American shrub ( Tetranthera geniculata ) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves, and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia to Florida. -- Pond tortoise , Pond turtle (Zoology) , any freshwater tortoise of the family Emydidæ . Numerous species are found in North America.

Pond Pond transitive verb To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming.

Pond Pond transitive verb [ See Ponder .] To ponder. [ Obsolete]

Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint.

Spenser.

Ponder Pon"der transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pondered ; present participle & verbal noun Pondering .] [ Latin ponderare , from pondus , ponderis , a weight, from pendere to weigh: confer French pondérer . See Pendant , and confer Pound a weight.]

1. To weigh. [ Obsolete]

2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively.

Ponder the path of thy feet.

Prov. iv. 26.

Syn. -- To Ponder , Consider , Muse . To consider means to view or contemplate with fixed thought. To ponder is to dwell upon with long and anxious attention, with a view to some practical result or decision. To muse is simply to think upon continuously with no definite object, or for the pleasure it gives. We consider any subject which is fairly brought before us; we ponder a concern involving great interests; we muse on the events of childhood.

Ponder Pon"der intransitive verb To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over . Longfellow.

Ponderability Pon`der·a·bil"i·ty noun [ Confer French pondérabilité .] The quality or state of being ponderable.

Ponderable Pon"der·a·ble adjective [ Latin ponderabilis : confer French pondérable .] Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight. -- Pon"der*a*ble*ness , noun

Ponderal Pon"der·al adjective [ Confer French pondéral .] Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from numeral ; as, a ponderal drachma. [ R.] Arbuthnot.

Ponderance Pon"der·ance noun [ Latin ponderans , present participle of ponderare to weigh: confer Old French ponderant of weight.] Weight; gravity. [ R.] Gregory.

Ponderary Pon"der·a·ry adjective Of or pertaining to weight; as, a ponderary system. [ R.] M'Culloch.

Ponderate Pon"der·ate transitive verb [ Latin ponderatus , past participle of ponderare . See Ponder .] To consider; to ponder. [ R.]

Ponderate Pon"der·ate intransitive verb To have weight or influence. [ R.]

Ponderation Pon`der·a"tion noun [ Latin ponderatio : confer French pondération .] The act of weighing. [ R.] Arbuthnot.

Ponderer Pon"der·er noun One who ponders.

Pondering Pon"der·ing adjective Deliberating. -- Pon"der*ing*ly , adverb

Ponderosity Pon`der·os"i·ty noun ; plural Ponderosities . [ Old French ponderosité .] The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold. Ray.

Ponderous Pon"der·ous adjective [ Latin ponderosus , from pondus , -eris , a weight: confer French pondéreux . See Ponder .] 1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous load; the ponderous elephant.

The sepulcher . . .
Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws.

Shak.

2. Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and settled project." Shak.

3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous style; a ponderous joke.

Ponderous spar (Min.) , heavy spar, or barytes. See Barite .

Ponderously Pon"der·ous·ly adverb In a ponderous manner.

Ponderousness Pon"der·ous·ness noun The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.

Pondfish Pond"fish` noun (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidæ ; -- called also pond perch , and sunfish .

» The common pondfish of New England ( Lepomis gibbosus ) is called also bream , pumpkin seed , and sunny . See Sunfish . The long-eared pondfish ( Lepomis auritus ) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap.

Pondweed Pond"weed` noun (Botany) Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton , of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.

Choke pondweed , an American water weed ( Anarcharis, or Elodea, Canadensis .) See Anacharis . -- Horned pondweed , the Zannichellia palustris , a slender, branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.

Pone Pone (pōn) noun [ Of Amer. Indian origin.] A kind of johnnycake. [ Written also paune .] [ Southern U. S.]

Pone Po"ne (pō"nē) noun [ Latin pone , imper. of ponere to place.] 1. (a) An original writ, now superseded by the writ of certiorari, for removing a case from an inferior court into the Court of Exchequer. (b) An obsolete writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.

2. ( pron. pōn) (Card Playing) The player who cuts the cards, being usually the player on the dealer's right.

Ponent Po"nent adjective [ Old French , from Italian ponente , properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), from Latin ponens , present participle of ponere to set, put.] Western; occidental. [ R.]

Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds.

Milton.

Pongee Pon·gee" noun [ Of East Indian origin.] A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.

Ponghee Pon·ghee" noun [ From the native name.] A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah. Malcom.

Pongo Pon"go noun (Zoology) Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the orang- outang.

Poniard Pon"iard noun [ French poignard (cf. Italian pugnale , Spanish puñal ), from Latin pugio , -onis ; probably akin to pugnus fist, or from pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See Pugnacious .] A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular or square blade.

She speaks poniards , and every word stabs.

Shak.

Poniard Pon"iard transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Poniarded ; present participle & verbal noun Poniarding .] To pierce with a poniard; to stab. Cowper.

Ponibility Po`ni·bil"i·ty noun [ Latin ponere to place.] The capability of being placed or located. [ Obsolete] Barrow.

Pons Pons noun ; plural Pontes . [ Latin , a bridge.] (Anat.) A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii , a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain .