pool

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpuːl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pul/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(po̅o̅l)

Collocations for "pool"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pool" in context.

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pool

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [swimming, diving, paddling, training] pool
  2. the [public, municipal, hotel] pool
  3. an [indoor, outdoor] pool
  4. a [10, 25, 50] -meter pool
  5. a [quarter, half, full] -size pool
  6. an Olympic (sized) (swimming) pool
  7. a [large, big, small, round, vast, roof-top] pool
  8. has his own private pool
  9. [build, make, install, clean, maintain] a pool
  10. [bomb, dive, throw yourself] into the pool
  11. had a [dip, swim] in the pool
  12. go for a [dip] in the pool
  13. [play, swim, fight] in the pool
  14. [lounge, sunbathe, chat, drink, relax] [around, next to] the pool
  15. [have, sip, enjoy] drinks by the pool
  16. the [talent, resource] pool
  17. a [frog, fish, crocodile, reptile] pool
  18. [professional, amateur, exhibition] pool
  19. [draw, employ, pick] from the talent pool
  20. do you want to play a game of pool?
  21. (go) shoot some pool
  22. [beat me, lost] at pool
  23. the pool's [shallow, deep] end
  24. the [shallow] end of the pool
  25. found in a pool of his own blood
  26. a [house, hotel, condo] with a pool
n as adj
  1. a pool [player, ball, game, match, tournament]
  2. the pool [cue, table]
  3. (swimming) pool [maintenance, fees, instructors, lifeguards]
v
  1. pool together your [resources, knowledge, expertise]
  2. pool your [resources] together
  3. pool our [resources] in order to [grow, achieve, allow]
  4. pool your money together to [buy, afford]
  5. (let's) pool our ideas
  6. pooled data from [many, several] sources
  7. the [information, research, funds] pooled over into
  8. pooled and [used, shared]
  9. pooled for [analysis, scrutiny, investment]
  10. the [water, milk] pooled on the ground
  11. blood was pooling on the [ground, floor]
  12. water pooled in the [basement, ditch, gutter]
  13. pooled into the [basement]
  14. flooded and pooled
'pool' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cool - ease - jump - maintain - relax - spot - sun - swim - bottom - end - image - length - air - birth - car - hotel - weather - water - table - swimming - shallow - middle - play - rock - salt - deep - public - private - brine - diving - prize - slate - willow - chalk - clam - courtyard - cue - dip - dive - excess - kitten - locker - regular - rim - ripple - rod - scum - slag - slime - sludge

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