Pool

  • 41pool — pool1 [ pul ] noun *** ▸ 1 area of liquid ▸ 2 a game played on table ▸ 3 light shining on area ▸ 4 competition ▸ 5 group someone is chosen from 1. ) count a small area of still liquid: The water collected in a little pool at the bottom of the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 42pool — I [[t]pul[/t]] n. 1) a small body of standing water; a small pond 2) a still, deep place in a stream 3) any small collection of liquid on a surface; puddle: a pool of blood[/ex] 4) swimming pool 5) gel pet a subterranean accumulation of oil or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43pool — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pōl; akin to Old High German pfuol pool Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water (2) a quiet place in a stream (3) a body of water forming above a… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44pool*/*/ — [puːl] noun I 1) [C] a large structure filled with water for people to swim in Syn: swimming pool a heated indoor pool[/ex] 2) [C] a small area of liquid The water collected in a little pool on the floor.[/ex] a muddy road dotted with pools of… …

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  • 45Pool — Swimming Pool; Schwimmbecken; Swimmingpool; Poolbillard; Ansammlung; Datenbasis * * * Pool 〈[ pu:l] m. 6〉 1. Zusammenschluss von Firmen mit gemeinsamer Gewinnverteilung 2. Zusammenfassung von Beteiligungen am gleichen Objekt …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 46pool — {{11}}pool (n.1) small body of water, O.E. pol, from W.Gmc. *pol (Cf. O.Fris., M.L.G. pol, Du. poel, O.H.G. pfuol, Ger. Pfuhl). As a short form of swimming pool it is recorded from 1921. {{12}}pool (n.2) game similar to billiards, 1848,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 47pool — I. /pul / (say poohl) noun 1. a small body of standing water; pond. 2. a puddle. 3. any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. 4. a still, deep place in a stream. 5. a swimming pool. {Middle English and Old English pōl} II.… …

  • 48Pool Re — The Pool Reinsurance Company Limited, also known as Pool Re, is a mutual insurer set up by the British government with leading insurers. Pool Re has substantial reserves, and in addition HM Treasury acts as the reinsurer of last resort for Pool… …

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  • 49Pool TV — Infobox Television show name = Pool TV caption = genre = Sports camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = creator = Greg Nash and Angelo Butera developer = producer = executive producer = presenter = Greg Nash starring = voices =… …

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  • 50pool — black·pool; cess·pool; liv·er·pool; liver·pool; pon·ty·pool; pool; van·pool·ing; …

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