English dictionary
pool
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
noun
- an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
noun
- an association of companies for some definite purpose
noun
- an organization of people or resources that can be shared
noun
- something resembling a pool of liquid
noun
- a small lake
noun
- a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
noun
- the combined stakes of the betters
noun
- any communal combination of funds
verb
- join or form a pool of people
verb
- combine into a common fund
Example sentences
a car pool
a secretarial pool
when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool
he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
the pond was too small for sailing
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
the body lay in a pool of blood
everyone contributed to the pool
We pooled resources