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(noun) any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets |
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Synonyms: pocket billiards |
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Related Words: snooker, table game |
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| 2. |
(verb) combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources" |
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Related Words: share |
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(verb) add together, as of resources |
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Synonyms: combine |
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Related Words: chip in, contribute, give, kick in |
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(noun) a hole that is (usually) filled with water |
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Related Words: cistern, excavation, hole in the ground, natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool, wading pool, water jump |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: organisation, organization |
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(noun) something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
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Synonyms: puddle |
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Related Words: place, spot, topographic point |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: puddle |
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Related Words: body of water, mud puddle, water |
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| 8. |
(noun) the combined stakes of the betters |
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Synonyms: kitty |
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Related Words: bet, stake, stakes, wager |
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(noun) any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
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Related Words: reserve account, reserve fund |
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(noun) an association of companies for some definite purpose |
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Synonyms: consortium, syndicate |
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Related Words: association, cartel, combine, trust |
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(noun) a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
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Synonyms: pond |
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Related Words: fishpond, horsepond, lake, mere, millpond, swimming hole, water hole |
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