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pool

pool

282 1.0
A small area where liquid, light, or things collect on a surface
  • noun
  • /puːl/
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  • If I don't get into that pool in two minutes flat, I'm going to explode.
  • a pool of water
  • a pool of blood
  • a small pool

What do you do with this pool of placenta blood mess?

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Examples

  • And those days relaxing by the pool seem so far away.

  • We'd come and see the rock pools and look for crabs and beasties.

  • Time to put the dogs in the pool area.

  • Everywhere we go there is a pool or a hot spring.

  • The depth of the pool can change very quick.

  • The path opens up to beautiful pools of cool fresh water.

  • You can float in the pool.

  • I'll be in California at my swimming pool.

  • The path opens up to beautiful pools of cool fresh water.

  • Everywhere we go, there is a pool of water gathering in the street after the rain.

Synonyms

puddle
vspool
80 1.0

A small pool of water on the ground

is more general and can mean other substances collecting on a surface
mud puddle
vspool
3 1.0

A small pool of muddy water on the ground after rain

is broader and includes other liquids or substances beyond dirty water

Compounds

122 1.0

A large place filled with water for people to swim in

36 2.5

A heavy flat table with pockets used for playing pool

motor pool
  • Jargon
8 5.8

A group of vehicles kept by one organization for use when needed

6 3.0

A long thin stick used to hit the small white ball in pool or billiards

4 3.5

A person who hits balls with a cue on a pool table

4 3.7

A group of workers available for companies to hire

2 2.5

A shallow pool of water for young children to play in

dirty pool
  • Informal
2 8.2

Unfair or dishonest behavior in a competition

typing pool
  • Archaic
2 4.6

A group of people who make written documents for different people in an office

1 2.7

A small round object that players hit in pool, usually numbered and colored

1 3.2

A long thin wooden tool that you use to hit the white ball in pool or billiards

steno pool
  • Jargon
1 9.3

A group of typists who type and write down what people say for an organization

1 2.7

A group of people who share car trips to save money and reduce traffic

numbers pool
  • Archaic
9.8

An illegal game where people bet money on numbers

How Big

lake
793 1.0
pond
266 1.0
pool
282 1.0
puddle
80 1.0
drop
349 1.0

Surface Forms

pool singular
pools plural

Etymology

Pool comes from an old English word pōl meaning 'a small body of water'. So a pool on the ground is simply a little collection of water.