pool

[US]/puːl/
[UK]/puːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a body of still water, a shared fund; a common resource; a group of people who share and contribute to a particular activity

vt. to gather or accumulate for common use; to share

Phrases & Collocations

swimming pool

pool party

poolside bar

pool float

pool maintenance

pool noodles

indoor pool

molten pool

oil pool

weld pool

indoor swimming pool

gene pool

talent pool

plunge pool

pool table

connection pool

car pool

patent pool

dirty pool

labor pool

data pool

buffer pool

resource pool

reflecting pool

item pool

Example Sentences

a pool of blood.

a stagnant pool of water

a pool alive with trout.

There is a stagnant pool at the botom of the garden.

stagnant pools of filth.

a huge pool of risk capital.

car-pool the children to school.

They lazed around the pool in the afternoon.

a pool bordered by palm trees.

the pool is edged with paving.

a swimming pool and futuristic dome.

the swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip.

the drips had made a pool on the floor.

an indoor pool; indoor paint.

the maximum depth of the pool is 2 metres.

a pool with banks all the way round.

The water in the pool is as even as a mirror.

the fridge was sitting in a pool of water.

Real-world Examples

Like any type resort, there is also a pool.

Source: VOA Standard English Entertainment

Soon her tears made a big pool.

Source: Fairy Tale (Sequel)

How do we blow up the pool?

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

Now can you see the bridge crossing the fish pool further up the main path?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

Um, show her around. Maybe the pool?

Source: Emily in Paris Season 1

Would you like to do the football pools?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

There is a swimming pool near my home.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 1)

But not just any bromeliad pool will do.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2019 Collection

An elaborate prank, a Barbie pool party, maybe.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Haley! - Why can't we use the pool?

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

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