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Noun pool has 9 senses
  1. pool - an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
    --1 is a kind of     excavation, hole in the ground
    --1 has particulars:
     cistern; swimming pool, swimming bath, natatorium; wading pool; water jump
  2. pond, pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"
    --2 is a kind of lake
    --2 has particulars:
     fishpond; horsepond; mere; millpond; swimming hole; water hole
  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"
    --3 is a kind of     organization, organisation
    --3 has particulars: typing pool
    Derived form: verb pool2
  4. consortium, pool, syndicate - an association of companies for some definite purpose
    --4 is a kind of association
    --4 has particulars: trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
  5. pool - any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
    --5 is a kind of     reserve account, reserve fund
    --5 has parts: stake, stakes, bet, wager
    Derived form: verb pool1
  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"
    --6 is a kind of body of water, water
    --6 has particulars: billabong; mud puddle
  7. pool, kitty - the combined stakes of the betters
    --7 is a kind of stake, stakes, bet, wager
  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"
    --8 is a kind of topographic point, place, spot
  9. pool, pocket billiards - any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
    --9 is a kind of table game
    --9 has parts:
     break; carom, cannon; masse, masse shot; miscue
     --9 has particulars: snooker
,Verb pool has 2 senses
  1. pool - combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
    --1 is one way to     share
    Derived form: noun pool5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. pool - join or form a pool of people
    --2 is one way to     group, aggroup
    Derived form: noun pool3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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