pool
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈpül 
1
a(1)
: a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water
(2)
: a quiet place in a stream
(3)
: a body of water forming above a dam
b
: something resembling a pool
a pool of light
2
: a small body of standing liquid
3
: a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gas
4
: swimming pool
pool
2 of 4verb (1)
pooled; pooling; pools
intransitive verb
1
: to form a pool
2
of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
pool
3 of 4noun (2)
1
a
: an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed
b
: all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular event
2
a
: a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes all
b
: any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls
3
: an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability
4
: a readily available supply: such as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands
b
: a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use
c
: a group of people available for some purpose
a shrinking pool of applicants
typing pool
5
: gene pool
6
: a group of journalists from usually several news organizations using pooled resources (such as television equipment) to produce shared coverage especially of events to which access is restricted
pool
4 of 4verb (2)
pooled; pooling; pools
transitive verb
: to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- billabong [Australian]
- mere [chiefly British]
- puddle
- stank [British dialect]
- well
Noun (2)
- force
- help
- labor force
- manpower
- personnel
- staff
- workforce
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English pōl; akin to Old High German pfuol pool
Noun (2)
French poule, literally, hen, from Old French, feminine of poul cock — more at pullet
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb (1)
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
circa 1780, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pool
Kids Definition
pool 1 of 3
noun
ˈpül
1
: a small deep body of usually fresh water
2
: something like a pool (as in shape or depth)
The lamp cast a pool of light.
3
: a small body of standing liquid : puddle
a pool of blood
4
: swimming pool
pool
2 of 3noun
1
: a game of billiards played on a table with six pockets
2
: a supply of people or things available for use
a pool of talent
pool
3 of 3verb
pooled; pooling
: to contribute to a common fund or effort
Medical Definition
pool 1 of 2
intransitive verb
ˈpül
of blood
: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
blood pooled in his legs
pool
2 of 2noun
: a readily available supply: as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands see gene pool, metabolic pool
b
: a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use
Legal Definition
pool 1 of 2
noun
1
: an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together
an insurance pool
2
: a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool
pool
2 of 2transitive verb
: to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort
especially : to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes
pools 1 of 3
noun (1)
as in puddles
a small often deep body of water a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- puddles
- lakes
- ponds
- wells
- basins
- billabongs
- meres
- sinkholes
- stanks
- holes
- swimming pools
- water holes
pools
2 of 3noun (2)
1
as in staffs
a body of persons at work or available for work a large pool of applicants for the summer internship Synonyms & Similar Words
- staffs
- workforces
- manpowers
- crews
- forces
- labor forces
- personnels
- staves
- teams
- companies
- squads
- employees
- workers
- help
- blood
- bands
- parties
- gangs
- outfits
- proletariats
- helpers
- hirelings
- employes
- rank and files
- supports
- labors
2
as in supplies
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline Synonyms & Similar Words
- supplies
- reservoirs
- inventories
- funds
- repertoires
- stocks
- budgets
- resources
- fountains
- caches
- stockpiles
- hoards
- forces
- sources
- reserves
- wells
- springs
- mines
- replacements
- purses
- pots
- renewals
- refills
- nest eggs
- wellsprings
- kitties
3
as in deposits
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets Synonyms & Similar Words
- deposits
- funds
- budgets
- accounts
- savings
- collections
- nest eggs
- assets
- chests
- kitties
- savings accounts
- caches
- bankrolls
- treasures
- reserves
- hoards
- coffers
- cushions
- pin money
- pocketbooks
- pocket moneys
- petty cashes
- spending moneys
4
as in funds
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool Synonyms & Similar Words
- funds
- pots
- stakes
- bets
- jackpots
- jacks
- wagers
- kitties
pools
3 of 3verb
as in stacks
Synonyms & Similar Words
- stacks
- piles
- clusters
- balls
- links
- heaps
- merges
- groups
- connects
- batches
- combines
- unites
- huddles
- joins
- archives
- bunches
- corrals
- bands
- herds
- flocks
- lumps
- accumulates
- compiles
- swarms
- constellates
- regathers
- organizes
- re-collects
- congregates
- regroups
- concentrates
- brigades
- throngs
- scrapes (up or together)
- arranges
- collects
- rallies
- hives
- rounds up
- collates
- garners
- systematizes
- assembles
- packs
- gathers
- amasses
- bulks (up)
- musters
- picks up
- presses
- raises
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separates
- dissolves
- severs
- disintegrates
- breaks up
- sends
- splits (up)
- disperses
- dismisses
- scatters
- dispels
- dissipates
- disbands