pool : Idioms & Phrases


car pool

  • noun a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
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dirty pool

  • noun conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
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labor pool

  • noun the source of trained people from which workers can be hired
    labor force.
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motor pool

  • noun a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed
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numbers pool

  • noun an illegal daily lottery
    numbers racket; numbers game; numbers.
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Pin pool

  • a variety of the game of billiards in which small wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls.
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Pool ball

  • noun ball used in playing pool
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  • one of the colored ivory balls used in playing the game at billiards called pool.
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pool cue

  • noun sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
    cue; cue stick; pool cue.
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pool player

  • noun someone who shoots pool
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Pool snipe

  • (Zoöl.), the European redshank. Prov. Eng.
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pool stick

  • noun sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
    cue; cue stick; pool cue.
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Pool table

  • noun game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played
    snooker table; billiard table.
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  • a billiard table with pockets.
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pooling of interest

  • noun an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free
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sea pool

Sea" pool`
Definitions
  1. A pool of salt water. Spenser.
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swimming pool

  • noun pool that provides a facility for swimming
    natatorium; swimming bath.
    • `swimming bath' is a British term
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typing pool

  • noun a group of typists who can work for different persons
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wading pool

  • noun a shallow pool for children
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