pool

noun

  1. 1

    any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

  2. 2

    an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

  3. 3

    an association of companies for some definite purpose

  4. 4

    an organization of people or resources that can be shared

    a car pool

    a secretarial pool

  5. 5

    something resembling a pool of liquid

    he stood in a pool of light

    his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines

  6. 6

    a small lake

    the pond was too small for sailing

  7. 7

    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

  8. 8

    the combined stakes of the betters

  9. 9

    any communal combination of funds

    everyone contributed to the pool

verb

  1. 1

    join or form a pool of people

  2. 2

    combine into a common fund

    We pooled resources

Synonyms

Also useful for “pool”:Unscrambler