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| 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. | 
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