pool

Still water body

Pool has two distinct origins in English.

One pool is a body of still water—a pond, a puddle, or an artificial basin for swimming: The kids splashed in the pool.

Blood or other liquids collect in pools.

The other pool is a shared resource or collective stake.

A typing pool shares secretarial work; a car pool shares rides; a gene pool contains a population's genetic material.

To pool resources is to combine them.

Pool is also a billiards game played on a table with pockets, named for the betting pools once associated with it.

billiards

cue

Trigger for action

rackFrame for holding items
breakInterrupt continuity
eight-ballNumbered black billiard sphere

nine-ball · snooker · felt · pocket · chalk · triangle · solids · stripes · carom · masse

swimming

chlorine

Halogen disinfectant element

laneDesignated travel strip
lapsComplete track circuits
divingEntering water deliberately

freestyle · backstroke · butterfly · breaststroke · goggles · kickboard · lifeguard · shallow · filter · skimmer

water

puddle

Shallow collected rainwater

pondSmall still body
lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
grottoSmall scenic cavern

oasis · spring · cenote · waterfall · basin

shared

combine

Merge, or harvesting machine

consolidateUnite separate things
mergeCombine into unity
contributeGive to a collective

collective · cooperative · joint · communal · crowdfund · aggregate · resources · fund · reserve · common

betting

stakes

Posts or wagers

wagerStake on uncertainty
antePre-deal poker payment
jackpotAccumulated gambling prize

pot · kitty · winnings · syndicate · tontine · gambling · payout · winner · odds · bracket

collective

secretarial

Of office support work

staffingProviding personnel for positions
lotteryRandomized prize distribution

pool

cue

chlorine

puddle

combine

stakes

secretarial

pool

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