break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
carom,
cannon a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
masse,
masse shot a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
miscue a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
pool -
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
cistern an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
pool -
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"
body of water,
water the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
billabong a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
pool -
an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
organisation,
organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
pool -
any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
Verb
pool -
join or form a pool of people
aggroup,
group arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"
pool -
combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources"
share communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
pool -
A small and rather deep collection of usually fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.
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A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
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A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.
pool -
In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.
pool -
Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
pool -
The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc. ; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
pool -
A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; for example, as the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit, he put $10,000 into the pool.
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A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.
pool -
An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.
Verb
pool -
To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.
pool -
To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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pool A small, natural body of standing water, usually fresh; e.g. a stagnant body of water in a marsh, or a still body of water within a cave.
