Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A pond containing or stocked with fish.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A pond containing fishes; especially, a pond in which fishes are bred and kept.
Wiktionary
- n. A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a freshwater pond with fish.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a freshwater pond with fish
Examples
“The fountain in the fishpond is going tinkletinkletinkle.”
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“A cynic said that the chief occupation was to wait at the "fishpond" for new arrivals -- the young ladies angling while their mothers and chaperons -- how shall we say it to complete the figure?”
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“They symbolized the New Pentecostal, a religion as stagnant as a dying fishpond.”
“Here are the stakes ... a very nice cooler from fishpond, which normally sells for $79.”
“At this time; keep in mind im in waders, have on my fishpond pack and rod in my hand, i begin to sprint across this open meadow to the road.”
“There's a fishpond, a swimming pool and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom detached guest house.”
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“Nevertheless the law shows how blissfully unaware our lawmakers and politicians are of what goes on outside their narrow fishpond, and that they have no clue about the effect of their actions on the wider world.”
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“There was a little stone basin in the privy garden that had been turned into a fishpond.”
“A great blue heron sailed into her yard, stepped into the fishpond, stuck it's bill into the water, and got a free, but very expensive, lunch.”
“The edge of the fishpond is inlaid with river pebbles of different colors, and it looks a lot like a tarnished jeweled necklace.”
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