| NOUN | artifact | pool | an excavation that is (usually) filled with water |
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| object | pool, pond | a small lake | |
| group | pool | an organization of people or resources that can be shared | |
| group | pool, consortium, syndicate | an association of companies for some definite purpose | |
| possession | pool | any communal combination of funds | |
| object | pool, puddle | a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid / liquid | |
| possession | pool, kitty | the combined stakes of the betters | |
| location | pool, puddle | something resembling a pool of liquid / liquid | |
| act | pool, pocket billiards | any of various games / games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | |
| VERB | possession | pool | combine into a common fund |
| competition | pool | join or form a pool of people |
| Sounds | puw'l | |
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| Rhymes | Blackpool ... Yule: 48 rhymes with uwl... | |
| Meaning | An excavation that is (usually) filled with water. | |
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| Narrower | cistern | An artificial reservoir for storing liquids / liquids |
| swimming pool, swimming bath, natatorium | pool that provides a facility for swimming | |
| wading pool | A shallow pool for children | |
| water jump | A pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest | |
| Broader | excavation | A hole in the ground made by excavating |
| Spanish | charca, estanque | |
| Catalan | estanc, estany, piscina | |
| Meaning | A small lake. | |
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| Synonym | pond | |
| Narrower | fishpond | A freshwater pond with fish |
| horsepond | A pond for watering horses | |
| mere | A small pond of standing water | |
| millpond | A pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel | |
| swimming hole | A small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming | |
| water hole | A natural hole or hollow containing water | |
| Broader | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
| Spanish | charca, estanque | |
| Catalan | bassa, estany, Oceà Atlàntic | |
| Meaning | An organization of people or resources that can be shared. | |
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| Narrower | typing pool | A group of typists who can work for different persons |
| Broader | organization, organisation | A group of people who work together |
| Verbs | pool | join or form a pool of people |
| Meaning | An association of companies for some definite purpose. | |
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| Synonyms | consortium, syndicate | |
| Narrower | trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel | A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service |
| Broader | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
| Spanish | consorcio, sindicato | |
| Catalan | consorci | |
| Meaning | Any communal combination of funds. | |
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| Example | "everyone contributed to the pool" | |
| Parts | stake, stakes, bet, wager | The money risked on a gamble |
| Broader | reserve account, reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
| Spanish | fondo común | |
| Verbs | pool | combine into a common fund |
| Meaning | A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid / liquid. | |
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| Example | "the body lay in a pool of blood" | |
| Synonym | puddle | |
| Narrower | billabong | A stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently |
| mud puddle | A puddle of mud | |
| Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
| Spanish | aguazal, charca, charco, encharcada, lagunajo, poza, pozanco, rebalsa | |
| Catalan | bassal, toll | |
| Meaning | The combined stakes of the betters. | |
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| Synonym | kitty | |
| Broader | stake, stakes, bet, wager | The money risked on a gamble |
| Spanish | fondo común | |
| Meaning | Something resembling a pool of liquid / liquid. | |
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| Example | "he stood in a pool of light" | |
| Synonym | puddle | |
| Broader | topographic point, place, spot | A point located with respect to surface features of some region |
| Meaning | Any of various games / games played on a pool table having 6 pockets. | |
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| Synonym | pocket billiards | |
| Parts | break | The opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool |
| carom, cannon | A shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other | |
| masse, masse shot | A shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically | |
| miscue | A faulty shot in billiards | |
| Narrower | snooker | A form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball |
| Broader | table game | A game / game that is played on a table |
| Spanish | billar americano | |
| Catalan | billar americà | |
| Meaning | combine into a common fund. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We pooled resources" | |
| Broader | share | Use jointly or in common |
| Spanish | juntar, mancomunar | |
| Catalan | ajuntar, fer consorci, mancomunar | |
| Nouns | pool | any communal combination of funds |
| Meaning | join or form a pool of people. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | group, aggroup | form a group or group together |
| Nouns | pool | an organization of people or resources that can be shared |
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