On Stagnant Pond

On Stagnant Pond
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  • stagnant — stag|nant [ˈstægnənt] adj 1.) stagnant water or air does not move or flow and often smells bad ▪ a stagnant pond 2.) not changing or making progress, and continuing to be in a bad condition ▪ a government plan to revive the stagnant economy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stagnant — adjective 1 stagnant water or air does not move or flow and often smells bad: a stagnant pond 2 not changing, developing, or making progress; inactive: Industrial output has remained stagnant. stagnancy noun (U) stagnantly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Stagnant — Stag nant ( nant), a. [L. stagnans, antis, p. pr. of stagnare. See {Stagnate}.] 1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pond scum — noun free floating freshwater green algae • Hypernyms: ↑green algae, ↑chlorophyte • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygnemataceae, ↑family Zygnemataceae * * * noun 1. : any free floating filamentous alga of the family Zygnemataceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pond Creek, Oklahoma — Infobox Settlement official name = Pond Creek, Oklahoma settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Pond Creek, Oklahoma mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… …   Wikipedia

  • pond — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large ▪ little, small ▪ shallow ▪ stagnant ▪ muddy …   Collocations dictionary

  • pond — A body of stagnant water without an outlet, larger than a puddle and smaller than a lake; or a like body of water with a small outlet. @ Great ponds In Maine and Massachusetts, natural ponds having a superficial area of more than ten acres, and… …   Black's law dictionary

  • pond — Synonyms and related words: artificial lake, bayou lake, cistern, dam, dead water, dike, etang, farm pond, fishpond, freshwater lake, glacial lake, inland sea, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, linn, loch, lough, mere, millpond,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stagnant — adj. Stagnant is used with these nouns: ↑bog, ↑economy, ↑pond, ↑pool, ↑water …   Collocations dictionary

  • pond scum — noun Date: 1864 1. any of various algae (especially spirogyra) or cyanobacteria 2. a mass of tangled filaments of algae or cyanobacteria in stagnant waters …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pond — A small body of water substantially at rest in its natural state, that is, without a substantial current. 56 Am J1st Wat § 50. A small body of water artificially created by impounding a stream or draining surface water to a depression. A confined …   Ballentine's law dictionary


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