pool

Noun

• any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

• something resembling a pool of liquid
  • he stood in a pool of light
    
  • his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
    

• the combined stakes of the betters

• 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
    

• any communal combination of funds
  • everyone contributed to the pool
    

• an association of companies for some definite purpose

• 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
    

• a small lake
  • the pond was too small for sailing
    

• an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

Verb

• join or form a pool of people

• combine into a common fund
  • We pooled resources
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pocket billiards , puddle , kitty , consortium , syndicate , pond