[
US
/ˈpuɫ/
]
[ UK /pˈuːl/ ]
[ UK /pˈuːl/ ]
NOUN
- an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
-
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
the body lay in a pool of blood
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain -
a small lake
the pond was too small for sailing - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
-
something resembling a pool of liquid
he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines - the combined stakes of the betters
-
any communal combination of funds
everyone contributed to the pool -
an organization of people or resources that can be shared
when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool
a secretarial pool
a car pool - an association of companies for some definite purpose
VERB
- join or form a pool of people
-
combine into a common fund
We pooled resources
How To Use pool In A Sentence
- Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
- They have provided two chairs in a pool of light. Times, Sunday Times
- The water gurgled and purled, loudly at first, then softly, as a powerful foot-wide whirlpool took shape.
- Back on the waterfront, the most senior man among Reservists, Major General His Grace the Duke of Westminster, paid a visit to the Royal Naval and Royal Marines Reservists at the Royal Naval HQ Merseyside in Liverpool.
- The spa has an indoor pool and gym and offers health and beauty treatments. Times, Sunday Times
- So I stare down at the pool table and pretend to study my opponent's next move.
- The black and white images suggested a lunar surface with bright elevated land masses, grooved by sloping drainage channels and seemingly surrounded by dark, still pools of oily liquid.
- To struggle in sweat pooled rivers, will cause the boat to the other side of the ideal sail.
- The pre-selected wagers will go into straight and exacta pools only.
- The diver dived into the pool from the high diving board.
