Pool

Meaning

Noun

●

In Bodies of water:

A small and rather

area of (usually)

,

by a

, or

in the

of a

or

; a

for water.

●

In Bodies of water:

Any small body of

or

water; a puddle.

●

Ellipsis of

pool.

●

A supply of resources.

●

In Computing:

A set of resources that are

to use.

●

A small amount of

on a surface.

●

A

of light.

●

In Games:

A

at

, in which each of the

a certain

, the

the whole; also,

,

in which the

the

who

in the

.

●

In Sports, Bodies of water & Liquids:

A

a

. There are 15

, 7 of one

, 7 of another, and the

(also called the 8

). A

must

all their own

and then the

in order to win.

●

In

, a

in which each

a certain

for every

he makes, the

being

among the winners.

●

In Fencing:

A group of

in a competition.

●

In Rugby union:

A set of

in the same

, while not during the same

any

that

to other

the

.

●

Any

or

in which several

join.

●

The

for in certain

of

,

, etc.; an

to which each

has

a

; also, the

for the

s.

●

A

of

money to be used for the

of

or

the

of

,

, or other

; also, the

of the

so contributed.

●

A set of

in

etc.

●

In Rail transportation:

A

between

, by which the

are

, and then

agreement.

●

In Law:

An

of

or

,

to different people in a

, in a common

, to be

with common liabilities.

Verb

●

To form a pool.

●

To

;

to a common

,

on the basis of

a

of

or

; to make a common interest of.

●

To

or

with others,

a

,

, or

transaction.

Name

●

A

in Carn Brea

, Cornwall, England (OS

SW6641).

●

Short for Pool-in-Wharfedale.

●

A

in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England,

Pool in Wharfedale.

●

An

in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

Sourced from

Origin

pool

English

pool

Middle English (1100-1500)

poule

French

Sourced from

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