River vs. Pond

Rivernoun

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, ending at an ocean or in an inland sea.

‘Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.’;

Pondnoun

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

Rivernoun

Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

‘a river of blood’;

Pondnoun

An inland body of standing water of any size that is fed by springs rather than by a river.

Rivernoun

(poker) The last card dealt in a hand.

Pondnoun

(colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.

‘I wonder how they do this on the other side of the pond.’; ‘I haven't been back home across the pond in twenty years.’;

Rivernoun

(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Pondverb

(transitive) To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.

Rivernoun

One who rives or splits.

Pondverb

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

Riververb

(poker) To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

‘Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.’;

Pondverb

(intransitive) To form a pond; to pool.

Rivernoun

One who rives or splits.

Pondverb

To ponder.

Rivernoun

A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream; a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.

‘Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is delightful to drink as they flow.’;

Pondnoun

A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake.

Rivernoun

Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil.

Pondverb

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

Riververb

To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.

Pondverb

To ponder.

‘Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint.’;

Rivernoun

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek);

‘the river was navigable for 50 miles’;

Pondnoun

a small lake;

‘the pond was too small for sailing’;

Rivernoun

a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river

‘the Mekong River’; ‘river pollution’; ‘the River Danube’;

Pond

A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. Ponds can be created by a wide variety of natural processes (e.g.

Rivernoun

a large quantity of a flowing substance

‘great rivers of molten lava’;

Rivernoun

used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers, e.g. river dolphin.

River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water.