Pools
/puːlz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Pools
noun
- A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.
"the pools of Solomon"
- A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
- A supply of resources.
"There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager."
- (by extension) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
- A small amount of liquid on a surface.
"a pool of blood"
noun
- (game) 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, 7 of another, 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.
- Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
- The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.
verb
- To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
"We must pool our resources."
- To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
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