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