millpond C2+ Topic:Food & Drink Also spelled mill-pond US /ˈmɪlˌpɑnd/ UK /ˈmɪlˌpɒnd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pool of water held to drive a mill wheel; a very calm surface The sea was as flat as a millpond at dawn. Thesaurus Word family Related forms millpond Etymology AI details A compound of mill (Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, from Latin molere 'to grind') + pond (a variant of Middle English pounde 'enclosure'). mylen Old English molere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # millpond **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪlˌpɑnd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪlˌpɒnd/ ## Meanings 1. a pool of water held to drive a mill wheel; a very calm surface ## Examples - The sea was as flat as a millpond at dawn. ## Related Forms - mill - pond ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mylen - Root: molere ## Etymology A compound of mill (Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, from Latin molere 'to grind') + pond (a variant of Middle English pounde 'enclosure'). ## AI Etymology Millpond is a compound of mill (Old English mylen, from Late Latin molīna, from Latin molere 'to grind') + pond (a variant of Middle English pounde 'enclosure'). The etymological trail includes Old English mylen, Latin molere. The same word family includes mill, pond. Its current noun use means "a pool of water held to drive a mill wheel; a very calm surface". ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown