- an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- a small lake;
"the pond was too small for sailing"
- 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"
- an association of companies for some definite purpose
- any communal combination of funds;
"everyone contributed to the 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"
- the combined stakes of the betters
- something resembling a pool of liquid;
"he stood in a pool of light" "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
- any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
