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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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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
Other snaps show Collins enjoying the pool with her friends and family while wearing a white swimsuit, straw hat and oversize black sunglasses. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Who would think that somebody would go into a pool and take a knife and start cutting it? — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 23 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
  • Bootcut jeans are up 158 percent among key influencers, while street-style favorite puddle jeans are up 148 percent in searches to last year, Trendalytics said.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 July 2026
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The exhibit starts past the old castle-like entrance to the water park, where staff check identification.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • His departure left a significant hole in Toronto's coaching staff, but his impact has continued to resonate with players who worked alongside him.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Jadar deposit in western Serbia, for instance, ranks among the most significant in the world, estimated to be capable of meeting as much as 90% of Europe's current lithium needs.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Schmitz had also proposed a microzoning project in La Guaira in 2018, but couldn’t get the funds to do it.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • After the triumph of Spain’s golden generation, Perez and Madrid spent significant funds on the most promising prospects in Spanish football.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • 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
  • Bassey signs, Ike balls out An hour after the Warriors officially signed reserve center Charles Bassey to a one-year deal, Graham Ike did his best to show that the backup center position should still be considered in flux.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 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
  • Additional workforce initiatives were included in the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency (CART) Act, a wide-ranging bill approved by the state legislature earlier this year.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
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