Pool
Common British surname
Pool has two distinct sources in English.
One gives us a small body of still water—a pond, a puddle, or an artificial basin for swimming: The kids splashed in the pool.
The other gives us a shared collection of resources or funds: a car pool, a talent pool, a pool of investors.
To pool resources is to combine them for common use.
Pool is also a category of billiards games played on a table with pockets, probably from the betting pool that accompanied gambling versions.
Jointly organized group
- sharedHeld in common
- fundReserved money supply
- reserveSupply kept back
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
contribution · lottery · jackpot · syndicate · betting · kitty · stake · winner
Small still body
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
- rippleMinor surface disturbance
basin · natural · watering hole · oasis · lagoon · collect · stagnant · rainwater
Bring or come together
- collectBring items together
- formShape or document
- standingPosition, physical or social
- settleReach final terms
liquid · drainage · reservoir · amass · concentrate · seep · low point · depression
collective
Jointly organized group
combine · contribution · lottery · jackpot · syndicate · betting · kitty · stake · winner · bracket
pond
Small still body
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- stillUnmoving, or continuing
ripple · basin · natural · watering hole · oasis · lagoon · collect · stagnant · rainwater · hot spring
gather
Bring or come together
settle · liquid · drainage · reservoir · amass · concentrate · seep · low point · depression · runoff
dive
Headfirst water entry
deep end · shallow end · flotation · swimsuit · poolside · lane · diving board · filter · deck · lounge chair
cue
Trigger for action
- eight ballFinal billiards target
- rackFrame for holding items
- breakInterrupt continuity
table · pocket · felt · chalk · cue ball · hustler · bank shot · snooker · English · masse
- Central African PlacesKinshasa, Tanganyika, Brazzaville, Sangha, Congo Basin
- swimming poolBasin for aquatic recreation
- pool partyOutdoor aquatic social event
- pool tableSlate bed for cue sports
- dead poolMortality prediction wager
- kiddie poolShallow basin for children
- car poolShared commuting arrangement
pools, pooled, pooling, cesspool, carpool, carpooling, carpooled