pool
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
Types & categories
- excavation hypernym
- cistern hyponym
- swimming pool hyponym
- wading pool hyponym
- water jump hyponym
Sense 2 verb
combine into a common fund
We pooled resources
Types & categories
- share hypernym
Related & opposite
- pool derivation
Sense 3 noun
a small lake
the pond was too small for sailing
Types & categories
- lake hypernym
- fishpond hyponym
- horsepond hyponym
- mere hyponym
- millpond hyponym
- swimming hole hyponym
- water hole hyponym
Sense 4 verb
join or form a pool of people
Types & categories
- aggroup hypernym
Related & opposite
- pool derivation
Sense 5 noun
an organization of people or resources that can be shared
a car pool
Types & categories
- organization hypernym
- typing pool hyponym
Related & opposite
- pool derivation
Sense 6 noun
an association of companies for some definite purpose
Types & categories
- association hypernym
- corporate trust hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
any communal combination of funds
everyone contributed to the pool
Types & categories
- reserve account hypernym
Parts & wholes
- bet part meronym
Related & opposite
- pool derivation
Sense 8 noun
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
Types & categories
- body of water hypernym
- billabong hyponym
- mud puddle hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
the combined stakes of the betters
Types & categories
- bet hypernym
Sense 10 noun
something resembling a pool of liquid
he stood in a pool of light
Types & categories
- spot hypernym
Sense 11 noun
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
Types & categories
- table game hypernym
- snooker hyponym
Parts & wholes
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | excavation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cistern |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swimming pool |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wading pool |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water jump |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pool |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | share |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | lake |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fishpond |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | horsepond |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mere |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | millpond |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | swimming hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | water hole |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pool |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggroup |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pool |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | organization |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | typing pool |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | syndicate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | syndicate |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | association |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | corporate trust |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | pool |
| 7 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | bet |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | reserve account |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | puddle |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | puddle |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | body of water |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | billabong |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | mud puddle |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | bet |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | spot |
| 11 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | break |
| 11 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | carom |
| 11 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | masse |
| 11 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | miscue |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | table game |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | snooker |