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noun (1)

ˈpül How to pronounce pool (audio)
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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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pool

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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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4
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
The demand letter noted that CNN has participated in the TV pool and covered presidents in the Oval Office and on Air Force One for 45 years. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Alhambra brings those healing qualities and fresh fragrance into the Cube Spa, which features a seawater pool, two saunas, an ice alcove, and multiple treatment rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Cruz-Cantwell bill would tighten restrictions on athlete pay and transfers, bar in-season coach poaching, and dangle antitrust exemptions before Power Conference schools willing to pool media rights with smaller colleagues. — Chris Park, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Real estate crowdfunding is when a group of people pool their funds to buy property and share the profits. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 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
  • Their defense had surrendered 83 points in consecutive blowout losses to Missouri and South Carolina, and the optimism surrounding new coach Jon Sumrall had evaporated faster than a puddle on a Gainesville sidewalk in August.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Grass, uneven ground, tiny puddles, and random objects can become major obstacles when the machine is barely taller than them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • So far, over 200 students, 85 school staff, and 700 police officers have been injured in clashes across the country.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This represents just under a third of overall staff numbers, which now stands at 24 across offices in Brighton and Glasgow, according to Ricochet’s website.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • The contract covers engineering, technical assistance, technology integration, supply-chain development, workforce training and digital transformation initiatives.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The incident halted home deliveries and disrupted some supplies to its extensive network of stores across the country.
    — JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • Relatives, employers, philanthropists, government organizations and charitable groups can make deposits, including company stock, into the accounts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • These silicon chunks are melted in bespoke crucibles made of the world’s purest quartz, virtually all of which is mined from a solitary deposit in the mountains of North Carolina.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For example, large funds may have been rebalancing their portfolios at the end of the third quarter.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • The Heat had one final chance to come away with the victory, but Conwell air-balled a three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Those guys came in and really stepped up, Dohnte, Mitch, Tanner (Hudson) and Mike and really Tee for a good part of the game, too, balled as well.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of ball
Noun
  • Even during historically warm winters, intense cold snaps, lake-effect bursts, and major individual snowstorms remain entirely possible.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Inside, the interiors are a study in understated neutrals—warm gray,brown tones, and crisp white walls allow the marble fireplace and expansive lake views to serve as the art pieces.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • The contract covers engineering, technical assistance, technology integration, supply-chain development, workforce training and digital transformation initiatives.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The coffee shop is going to be the training ground for the organization’s new Latte Life Academy, which will be part of the nonprofit’s workforce training efforts.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
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