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noun (1)

ˈpül How to pronounce pool (audio)
Definition of poolnext
as in puddle
a small often deep body of water a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping

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noun (2)

1
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work a large pool of applicants for the summer internship

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as in supply
the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline

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as in deposit
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets

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as in fund
the total of the bets at stake at one time two coworkers split last week's football pool

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pool

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verb

as in to ball

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Recent Examples of pool
Noun
Vitae and Willpower/Health merge into a single resource, Difficulty subtracts dice from a pool rather than raising a target number, and players roll nearly all of the dice at the table. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026 The pool was drained after the July Fourth fireworks, weeks after pieces of the lining peeled off and algae turned the water green. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 July 2026
Verb
In communities where multiple homes share a private road, the agency says homeowners may coordinate to pool that assistance for a common repair project. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 Families pool money to pay the provider a decent hourly wage. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pool
  1. puddle
  2. staff
  3. supply
  4. deposit
  5. fund
  6. ball
  7. lake
  8. workforce
Noun
  • About halfway up, the orange-and-black butterflies had begun appearing in groups, alighting on flowers or gathering to sip water from puddles.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Some of it had escaped through a gash in her shin, forming a small gray-pink puddle by her ankle that gave off an astringent smell.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The White House Correspondents' Association presented a special award, the President's Award for Exceptional Service, to Gonzales and the staff of the Washington Hilton during Friday night's dinner.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The first half offered a continuation of the 4-2-4 defensive shape Carrick and his coaching staff have been developing.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • Art supplies, backpacks, stationery, educational organization tools like binders and file folders, lunch boxes, music instruments, flash drives and more count as school supplies.
    — Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Normally, more than 20% of the world’s energy supplies would transit that critical waterway to reach the global market.
    — Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • Children born from 2025 through 2028 can receive a one-time $1,000 deposit from the Treasury Department as part of a pilot program designed to jump-start long-term savings.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • The nonprofit Car Care Council runs the programs, which are funded by unclaimed deposits on cans of R-134a refrigerant, in coordination with the California Air Resources Board.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Which is more valuable might depend on where AI is as a technology, according to Joe Tigay, portfolio manager for the Rational Equity Armor Fund, a fund that prioritizes total return on investment.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The Blazers are seeking $600 million in public funds to upgrade the arena, which is the oldest NBA arena that hasn’t been renovated.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • Suddenly, your main goal becomes cannon-balling straight into Prospect Lake.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • The rayon-spandex knit is soft, stretchy, and virtually wrinkle-proof, so it can be balled into the corner of a tote bag as a backup outfit and still look fine at dinner.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • Here, in a pristine clinic on the banks of an even more pristine glacial Austrian lake, illness is not simply bad luck that happens to you.
    — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026
  • Rivers, lakes, and groundwater are affected by sewage, industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and excessive extraction.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • The Texas legislature then slashed the in-state labor minimums were slashed in 2023 from 70% to 55% and later cut the minimums to 2025 to 35%, which allowed the studio to bring in its own out-of-state workforce.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That began changing in the second half of the 20th century as more women joined the workforce and pursued higher education.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of workforce

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