/puˈlz/ - [pulz] - pools
We found 3 definitions of pools from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: pools |
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pool - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | ||
pocket billiards | ||
table game a game that is played on a table | ||
break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" | ||
carom, cannon a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | ||
masse, masse shot a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball | ||
miscue a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball | ||
pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water | ||
excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton" | ||
cistern an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater | ||
natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term" | ||
wading pool a shallow pool for children | ||
pool - a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" | ||
puddle | ||
body of water, water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | ||
billabong a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high | ||
pool - an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool" | ||
organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" | ||
pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" | ||
reserve account, reserve fund funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments | ||
pool - something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" | ||
puddle | ||
pool - the combined stakes of the betters | ||
kitty | ||
pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" | ||
pond | ||
lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | ||
fishpond a freshwater pond with fish | ||
horsepond a pond for watering horses | ||
mere a small pond of standing water | ||
millpond a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel | ||
swimming hole a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming | ||
pool - an association of companies for some definite purpose | ||
consortium, syndicate | ||
association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association" | ||
Verb |
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pool - join or form a pool of people | ||
aggroup, group arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" | ||
pool - combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources" | ||
share communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" |