pool : Idioms & Phrases
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car pool
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noun a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
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dirty pool
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noun conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
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labor pool
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noun the source of trained people from which workers can be hired
labor force.
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motor pool
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noun a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed
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numbers pool
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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.
Webster 1913
Pool ball
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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.
Webster 1913
pool cue
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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
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noun someone who shoots pool
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Pool snipe
(Zoöl.) , the European redshank. Prov. Eng.
Webster 1913
pool stick
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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
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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.
Webster 1913
pooling of interest
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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`
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A pool of salt water. Spenser.
Webster 1913
swimming pool
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noun pool that provides a facility for swimming
natatorium; swimming bath.
- `swimming bath' is a British term
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typing pool
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noun a group of typists who can work for different persons
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wading pool
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noun a shallow pool for children