Synonyms: pocket billiards, pool
Definition: any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Similar words: table game
Definition: a game that is played on a table
Synonyms: pool
Definition: an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
Similar words: excavation
Definition: a hole in the ground made by excavating
Synonyms: pool, syndicate, consortium
Definition: an association of companies for some definite purpose
Similar words: association
Definition: a formal organization of people or groups of people
Usage: he joined the Modern Language Association
Synonyms: pool
Definition: an organization of people or resources that can be shared
Usage: a car pool; a secretarial pool; when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool
Similar words: organisation, organization
Definition: a group of people who work together
Definition: something resembling a pool of liquid
Usage: he stood in a pool of light; his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
Similar words: topographic point, spot, place
Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
Definition: a small lake
Usage: the pond was too small for sailing
Similar words: lake
Definition: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Definition: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
Usage: there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain; the body lay in a pool of blood
Similar words: body of water, water
Definition: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Usage: they invaded our territorial waters; they were sitting by the water's edge
Definition: the combined stakes of the betters
Synonyms: pool
Definition: any communal combination of funds
Usage: everyone contributed to the pool
Similar words: reserve account, reserve fund
Definition: funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
Synonyms: pool
Definition: join or form a pool of people
Synonyms: pool
Definition: combine into a common fund
Usage: We pooled resources
Similar words: share
Definition: use jointly or in common