millponds
Calm industrial waters
Millponds is the plural of millpond—a body of water dammed to provide power for a mill.
The water's surface, held back and still, gives rise to the simile calm as a millpond, describing glassy, undisturbed water: The sea was flat as a millpond that morning.
Building for grinding grain
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- lumberSawn wood for building
sluice gate · headrace · tailrace · grinding
Large water storage basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
- poolCollective fund or basin
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
waterhole · inlet · freshwater · wetland · marsh · dam · sluice · spillway
Calm, undisturbed
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- peacefulFree from disturbance
glassy · mirror-like · undisturbed · unruffled · smooth · quiet · restful · idyllic
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
village · hamlet · hedgerow · willow · ducks · geese · reeds · rushes
Reflected or duplicated inversely
- glassySmooth and shiny
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- reflectingBouncing back light
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
sky · clouds · trees · ripples · dappled · light · sheen · lustrous
Of lasting significance
- colonialOf occupied territories
- industrialOf factories and production
- waterpowerEnergy from flowing streams
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
conservation · restoration · landmark · antiquarian · preserved · Victorian · medieval · ruins
gristmill
Building for grinding grain
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- waterwheelRiver-powered rotating mechanism
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
lumber · sluice gate · headrace · tailrace · grinding
reservoir
Large water storage basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
- poolCollective fund or basin
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
lagoon · waterhole · inlet · freshwater · wetland · marsh · dam · sluice · spillway · embankment
placid
Calm, undisturbed
peaceful · glassy · mirror-like · undisturbed · unruffled · smooth · quiet · restful · idyllic · motionless
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- bucolicIdyllically rural
meadow · village · hamlet · hedgerow · willow · ducks · geese · reeds · rushes · water lilies
mirrored
Reflected or duplicated inversely
- glassySmooth and shiny
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- reflectingBouncing back light
surface · sky · clouds · trees · ripples · dappled · light · sheen · lustrous · silvery
historic
Of lasting significance
- colonialOf occupied territories
- industrialOf factories and production
- waterpowerEnergy from flowing streams
archaeology · conservation · restoration · landmark · antiquarian · preserved · Victorian · medieval · ruins · remnants
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
millpondsrapids
Turbulent river section
torrents · whitewater · waterfalls · cascades · maelstroms
- calm as a millpondCompletely tranquil, unruffled