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A **pool** is a large container filled with liquid, usually water. Pools are found both indoors and outdoors, often surrounded by land or connected to bodies of nature like lakes or seas.

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"pool" as noun

1 - A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.

2 - A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

3 - A supply of resources.

"pool" as verb

1 - (of a liquid) To form a pool.

"pool" as noun

1 - A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

"pool" as noun

1 - (game) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game.

2 - A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.

3 - In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.

"pool" as verb

1 - To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.

2 - To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

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Synonyms
1 - pond
2 - puddle
3 - consortium
4 - swimming pool
5 - stock
6 - reserve
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Antonyms
1 - land
2 - soil
3 - ground
4 - field
5 - cliff
6 - mountain
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Examples in Context

1 - She made a splash in the pool , sending droplets everywhere.

1 - Hizo un chapuzón en la piscina , enviando gotas por todas partes.

2 - The cold water jarred my senses as I jumped into the pool .

2 - El agua fría me sobresaltó los sentidos al saltar a la piscina .

3 - The hotel has lovely grounds with a swimming pool and lounge areas.

3 - El hotel tiene unos hermosos exteriores con piscina y zonas de descanso.

4 - Nice going, you dropped your phone in the pool on vacation.

4 - Bravo, se te cayó el móvil en la piscina durante las vacaciones.

5 - At the pool party, everyone admired her strikingly bright blond strands.

5 - En la fiesta en la piscina , todos admiraban sus llamativos mechones rubios.

6 - I misjudged the distance to the pool and did a belly whopper.

6 - Calculé mal la distancia a la piscina y me di una buena plancha.

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