pawns / ponds / pons [pɒnz]
pawns – n. pl. of pawn & v. 3rd sing. pres. of pawn – n. – 1. things given as securities; 2. the smallest chess pieces; 3. persons controlled by others and used for their own advantage; v. – giving something as security
ponds – n. pl. & v. 3rd pers. present sing. – n. – 1. small bodies of still water often fed by a spring; v. – 1. throws or dips a person in water; 2. forms a pool by excavating or damming a stream; 3. enlarges a lake by obstructing a watercourse.
pons – n. – (pl. = pontes) – the part of the brain stem linking the medulla oblongata and the thalamus