pool

Meanings

• an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
• a small lake
• 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"
• an association of companies for some definite purpose
• any communal combination of funds
  • "everyone contributed to the pool"
• a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  • "the body lay in a pool of blood"
• the combined stakes of the betters
• something resembling a pool of liquid
  • "he stood in a pool of light"
• any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
• combine into a common fund
  • "We pooled resources"
• join or form a pool of people

Synonyms

consortium, kitty, pocket billiards, pond, puddle, syndicate