pool
[noun]
Synonyms:
- pond, lake, mere, puddle, tarn
- swimming pool, swimming bath
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[noun]
Synonyms:
- syndicate, collective, consortium, group, team, trust
- kitty, bank, funds, jackpot, pot
[verb]
Synonyms:
- combine, amalgamate, join forces, league, merge, put together, share

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English Thesaurus: lake, lagoon, loch, reservoir, pond, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. pool¹ S2 W2 /puːl/ noun
[Sense 1-3: Language: Old English; Origin: pol]
[Sense 4, 5-8: Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: poule 'hen'; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game]

1. FOR SWIMMING [countable] a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it Synonym : swimming pool:
They have a nice pool in their backyard.
a shallow pool suitable for children

2. AREA OF WATER [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place:
pools of water with tiny fish in them
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.

3. pool of water/blood/light etc a small area of liquid or light on a surface:
A guard found him lying in a pool of blood.
a pool of light formed by the street lamp above

4. GAME [uncountable] a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars
shoot/play pool
We went to the pub and played pool.

5. GROUP OF PEOPLE [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed
pool of
a pool of talented applicants to choose from
The region has a large and talented labour pool.

6. SHARED MONEY/THINGS [countable usually singular] a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people:
Both partners put money into a common pool.

7. the pools a system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games:
I do the pools sometimes.
Dad won £40 on the pools.

8. SPORTS [countable] American English a game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this:
the office basketball pool

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. pool² verb [transitive]
to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them:
Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property.
The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pool
noun
I. swimming pool, etc.
ADJ. paddling, swimming | birthing babies born in birthing pools
big | little, small | deep | empty | indoor | open-air, outdoor | heated | inflatable We gave the children an inflatable paddling pool for Christmas.
VERB + POOL swim in | dive/jump/plunge into
POOL + NOUN attendant
PHRASES the bottom/edge/middle/side of the pool, a length of the pool He swam three lengths of the pool.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pool
II. small shallow area of water
ADJ. big, large | little, small | deep | shallow | stagnant, still | freshwater, salt-water | muddy | rock | ornamental
PREP. in a/the ~ The children waded in the shallow rock pools.
~ of pools of water

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pool
III. small area of liquid/light
ADJ. big | little, small | dark | mud
VERB + POOL lie in The body lay in a dark pool of blood.
PREP. in a/the ~ animals wallowing in the mud pools
~ of pools of light

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pool
IV. supply of sth
ADJ. big, huge, large | small | common drawing on funds from a common pool
car, labour, typing
PREP. ~ of a large pool of cheap labour

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

lake a large area of water surrounded by land:
Lake Michigan
We went for a swim in the lake.
lagoon an area of water that is separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or coral:
a tropical lagoon
coastal lagoons
loch in Scotland, a lake or an area of sea water that is almost completely surrounded by land:
Loch Ness
a sea loch
reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people's houses:
The reservoirs supply water to Greater Manchester.
pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, which is either natural or artificially made:
There were several ducks on the village pond.
pool a small area of still water in a hollow place:
a pool of water near the summit of the mountain
a rockpool (=a pool in some rocks near the sea)
puddle a very small area of water on the ground, especially after it has been raining:
She turned quickly to avoid stepping in a puddle.
waterhole a small area of water in a dry country, where wild animals go to drink:
The waterhole is used by elephants.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

pool
̈ɪpu:l
See: car pool

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