pool
A small and rather deep area of fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring…A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
» Tom jumped into the swimming pool.
Tom sprang ins Schwimmbecken.
Том стрибнув до басейну.
Meaning
19 sensesA small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
the pools of Solomon
the Pool of London
Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
Becken, Lache, Pfütze
бассе́йнbasséjn, прудprud, лу́жаlúža
басе́йнbaséjn, ставо́кstavók, калю́жаkaljúža
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
(broadly)A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
Fundus
фондfond, пулpul, пулpul
фондfond, пулpul
(broadly)Any group of like things.
A small amount of liquid on a surface.
a pool of blood
лужаluža
a small lake
A localized glow of light.
столбstolb
A supply of resources.
an organization of people or resources that can be shared
A supply of resources.
A number of people when considered as a resource.
dating pool
There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager.
(uncountable)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 cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.
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.
A group of fencers taking part in a competition.
Examples
984 sentencesTom jumped into the swimming pool.
Том стрибнув до басейну.
deTom sprang ins Schwimmbecken.
Tom is in the swimming pool.
Том у басейні.
deTom ist im Schwimmbecken.
Tom filled the pool with water.
Том наповнив басейн водою.
ruТом наполнил бассейн водой.
Tom is swimming in the pool.
Том плаває в басейні.
ruТом плавает в бассейне.
deTom schwimmt im Pool.
Do you have a swimming pool?
У тебе є басейн?
ruУ тебя есть бассейн?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English pool, pole, pol, from Old English pōl (“pool”), from Proto-West GermanFrom Middle English pool, pole, pol, from Old English pōl (“pool”), from Proto-West Germanic pōl, from Proto-Germanic *pōlaz (“pool, pond”), from Proto-Indo-European *bōlos (“bog, marsh”).
1. From French poule (“collective stakes in a game”). The French word "poule" in this context is an abbreviation of "poulain, pouliche" (foal, filly), and referred to races with female horses under 3 years old. It then became used by punters to designate bets on that race, and started to be used from the racetrack to the stadiums.
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Forms
plural: poolsSynonyms
8 synonyms- any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets:pocket billiards
- something resembling a pool of liquid:puddle
- a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid:puddle
- the combined stakes of the betters:kitty
- an association of companies for some definite purpose:consortiumsyndicate
- a small lake:pond
Word family
100 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- in the pool
- swimming pool
- into the pool
- the swimming pool
- a swimming pool
- to the pool
- of the pool
- by the pool
- clean the pool
- pool all our
- with a pool
- has a pool