pooling
Gathering into one
Pooling is combining resources, funds, or efforts into a shared reserve.
People pool their money for group gifts or investments; companies pool risk through insurance arrangements.
We're pooling our frequent flyer miles for a family trip.
In machine learning, pooling reduces data dimensions by summarizing regions of information.
Water pooling means it's collecting in one place rather than draining.
Joining multiple elements
- sharingDividing among others
- contributingGiving to a cause
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
collective · communal · fund · kitty · consortium · syndicate · crowdfunding · cost-sharing
Shallow collected rainwater
- pondSmall still body
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- basinConcave water receptacle
- standing waterAccumulated unmoving liquid
rainwater · runoff · lake · lagoon · aquifer · cistern · tank · well
Collected mass over time
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- compilationGathered works assembled together
clustering · stockpile · assemblage · consolidation · batch · collection · conglomeration · pileup
Moving toward sameness
- mergingBlending into one
- joiningLinking into one
- meetingGathering for discussion
- minglingCasual social interaction
blending · draining · collecting · channeling · tributaries · watershed · runoff · catchment
combining
Joining multiple elements
- sharingDividing among others
- contributingGiving to a cause
- jointShared by multiple parties
cooperative · collective · communal · fund · kitty · consortium · syndicate · crowdfunding · cost-sharing · ride-share
puddle
Shallow collected rainwater
standing water · rainwater · runoff · lake · lagoon · aquifer · cistern · tank · well · groundwater
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- amassingCollecting in quantity
compilation · clustering · stockpile · assemblage · consolidation · batch · collection · conglomeration · pileup · hoarding
converging
Moving toward sameness
mingling · blending · draining · collecting · channeling · tributaries · watershed · runoff · catchment · confluence
- collective actionunite, join forces, team up, mobilization, movement
- drip paintingsplatter, pour, Jackson Pollock, controlled chaos
- organizingorganizing, categorizing, grouping, structuring, classifying
- accumulationaccumulation, heap, pile, stack, hoard
- cooperationteamwork, collaboration, joint effort, mutual aid, mutual support
- fluid movementflowing, pouring, dripping, draining, oozing
poolingdividing
Separating into parts
separating · splitting · distributing · partitioning · fragmenting
poolingindividualizing
Making something personally distinct
privatizing · going solo · hoarding · siloing · ring-fencing
poolingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · dissipating · diffusing · spreading · draining
- car poolingSharing vehicles for travel
- blood poolingFluid collecting in tissues
- pooling resourcesCombining contributions for shared use
- tide poolingExploring intertidal rock basins
- tip poolingCombined staff gratuity distribution
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