POOL


Meaning of POOL in English

I.

noun

1 swimming pool, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ bathing , paddling ( BrE ), swimming , wading ( AmE )

▪ big

▪ little , small

▪ deep

▪ empty

▪ indoor

▪ open-air ( BrE ), outdoor

▪ heated

▪ backyard ( AmE )

▪ in-ground ( AmE )

▪ Olympic , Olympic-size

▪ baby ( esp. AmE ), children's , kiddie ( esp. AmE )

▪ inflatable

We gave the children an inflatable ~ for Christmas.

▪ lap ( AmE )

a 25 m lap ~

▪ diving ( esp. BrE )

I left the diving ~ after my session on the springboards.

▪ wave

a unique new wave ~

▪ plunge

a sauna and plunge ~

▪ birthing ( BrE )

babies born in birthing ~s

VERB + POOL

▪ swim in

▪ dive into , jump into , plunge into

▪ fill

▪ drain

You won't have to drain the ~ so often.

POOL + NOUN

▪ deck ( esp. AmE )

I slipped on the wet ~ deck and fell down.

▪ attendant ( esp. BrE ), boy ( AmE )

Jack works there as a ~ boy.

▪ party

A girl invited me over to her ~ party.

PHRASES

▪ the bottom, edge, middle, side, etc. of the ~

▪ a length of the ~

He swam three lengths of the ~.

2 small shallow area of water

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , large

▪ little , small

▪ bottomless , deep

▪ shallow

▪ stagnant , still

▪ muddy

Rhinos are fond of wallowing in muddy ~s and sandy riverbeds.

▪ freshwater , saltwater

▪ rock ( BrE ), tide ( AmE )

▪ ornamental , reflecting ( esp. AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

The children waded in the shallow rock ~s.

▪ ~ of

~s of water

3 small area of liquid/light

ADJECTIVE

▪ big

▪ little , small

▪ dark

▪ mud

The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud ~s.

VERB + POOL

▪ lie in

The body lay in a dark ~ of blood.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

The wick floated in a ~ of oil.

▪ ~ of

~s of light

4 supply of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , huge , large , vast

a vast ~ of knowledge on best practices

▪ limited , small

They will share a limited ~ of money with other defendants.

▪ growing , shrinking

a growing ~ of data

a shrinking ~ of assets

▪ available

the available ~ of really good people

▪ common

They draw on funds from a common ~.

▪ diverse

this nation's diverse talent ~

▪ car , labour/labor , motor ( esp. AmE ), typing

▪ applicant ( AmE ), recruiting ( esp. AmE )

We need to increase our applicant ~.

▪ talent

There's a great talent ~ in the business community.

▪ jury ( AmE )

▪ press ( esp. AmE )

A member of the press ~ shouted out a question to the president.

▪ gene

They share a common gene ~.

VERB + POOL

▪ build , create , form

▪ broaden , expand , increase

Supporting a diverse work force broadens our ~ of talent.

a method of expanding the ~ of potential investors

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a strong ~ of talent in the company

a large ~ of cheap labour/labor

II.

verb

Pool is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ effort , ↑ idea , ↑ money , ↑ resource , ↑ skill

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