pool
noun
1. an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
Definition categories: man–made, excavation
2. a small lake
Similar word(s): pond
Definition categories: object, lake
3. 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
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
4. an association of companies for some definite purpose
Similar word(s): consortium, syndicate
Definition categories: group, association
5. any communal combination of funds
- everyone contributed to the pool
Definition categories: possession
6. a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
- the body lay in a pool of blood
Similar word(s): puddle
Definition categories: object, water
7. the combined stakes of the betters
Similar word(s): kitty
Definition categories: possession, bet, stake, stakes, wager
8. something resembling a pool of liquid
- he stood in a pool of light
Similar word(s): puddle
Definition categories: location, place, spot
9. any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Definition categories: act
Sentences with pool as a noun:
- the pools of Solomon
- The pool took all the wheat offered below the limit.
- He put $10,000 into the pool.
verb
1. combine into a common fund
- We pooled resources
Definition categories: possession, share
2. join or form a pool of people
Definition categories: competition, aggroup, group