| pool | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pool | an excavation that is (usually) filled with water. |
| ~ cistern | an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater. |
| ~ excavation | a hole in the ground made by excavating. |
| ~ natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool | pool that provides a facility for swimming.; "`swimming bath' is a British term" |
| ~ wading pool | a shallow pool for children. |
| ~ water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest. |
| n. (object) | 2. pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| ~ fishpond | a freshwater pond with fish. |
| ~ horsepond | a pond for watering horses. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (group) | 3. pool | an organization of people or resources that can be shared.; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| ~ typing pool | a group of typists who can work for different persons. |
| n. (group) | 4. consortium, pool, syndicate | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| n. (possession) | 5. pool | any communal combination of funds.; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| ~ reserve account, reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments. |
| n. (object) | 6. pool, puddle | a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid.; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" |
| ~ billabong | a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently. |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ mud puddle | a puddle of mud.; "the children loved a mud puddle" |
| n. (possession) | 7. kitty, pool | the combined stakes of the betters. |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| n. (location) | 8. pool, puddle | something resembling a pool of liquid.; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (act) | 9. pocket billiards, pool | any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets. |
| ~ table game | a game that is played on a table. |
| ~ 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; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball. |
| ~ miscue | a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball. |
| ~ snooker | a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball. |
| v. (possession) | 10. pool | combine into a common fund.; "We pooled resources" |
| ~ share | use jointly or in common. |
| v. (competition) | 11. pool | join or form a pool of people. |
| ~ aggroup, group | form a group or group together. |
| puddle | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. puddle | a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry. |
| ~ covering material | a material used by builders to cover surfaces. |
| v. (motion) | 2. puddle | wade or dabble in a puddle.; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard" |
| ~ wade | walk (through relatively shallow water).; "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond" |
| v. (creation) | 3. puddle | subject to puddling or form by puddling.; "puddle iron" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 4. puddle | dip into mud before planting.; "puddle young plants" |
| ~ plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| v. (contact) | 5. puddle | work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud. |
| ~ wad, compact, bundle, pack | compress into a wad.; "wad paper into the box" |
| v. (contact) | 6. puddle | mess around, as in a liquid or paste.; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" |
| ~ mess around, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, tinker, monkey, putter | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" |
| v. (contact) | 7. muddle, puddle | make into a puddle.; "puddled mire" |
| ~ rile, roil | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. |
| v. (contact) | 8. puddle | make a puddle by splashing water. |
| ~ spatter, plash, splatter, swash, splash, splosh | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. addle, muddle, puddle | mix up or confuse.; "He muddled the issues" |
| ~ mix up, jumble, confuse | assemble without order or sense.; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" |
| v. (body) | 10. make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee | eliminate urine.; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
| ~ urinate | pass after the manner of urine.; "The sick men urinated blood" |
| ~ wet | make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating.; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" |
| ~ stale | urinate, of cattle and horses. |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make | have a bowel movement.; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
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