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Horsepond

A pond for watering horses.

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Pond 76% connected

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

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Pool 76% connected

A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for wat…

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Aquifer noun · 86% connection

underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

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Basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Bayou noun · 86% connection

a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

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Bog noun · 86% connection

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried…

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Catchment area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Catchment basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage area noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Drainage basin noun · 86% connection

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same ou…

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Fen noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Fenland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Lagoon noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lagune noun · 86% connection

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

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Lake noun · 86% connection

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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Liman noun · 86% connection

a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river

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Loch noun · 86% connection

Scottish word for a lake

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Lough noun · 86% connection

Irish word for a lake

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Marsh noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Marshland noun · 86% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Aquarium noun · 78% connection

An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.

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Basommatophora n. pl. · 78% connection

A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.

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Breed verb · 78% connection

To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.

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Calender noun · 78% connection

A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, o…

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Estimate noun · 78% connection

A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring, weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as, an estimate…

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Fall noun · 78% connection

The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice.

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Flashboard noun · 78% connection

A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard.

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Fling verb · 78% connection

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into th…

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Four-in-hand adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-…

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Groomer noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.

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Hostler noun · 78% connection

The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the…

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Kursaal noun · 78% connection

A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.

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