Noun
1. an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
2. a small lake;
"the pond was too small for sailing"3. 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"4. an association of companies for some definite purpose
5. any communal combination of funds;
"everyone contributed to the pool"6. 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"7. the combined stakes of the betters
8. something resembling a pool of liquid;
"he stood in a pool of light""his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"9. any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets