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any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets an excavation that is (usually) filled with water 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" something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" 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" the combined stakes of the betters any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" join or form a pool of people combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources" an association of companies for some definite purpose a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
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