- pool
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 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 pool for Christmas.
▪ lap (AmE)▪a 25 m lap pool
▪ diving (esp. BrE)▪I left the diving pool after my session on the springboards.
▪ wave▪a unique new wave pool
▪ plunge▪a sauna and plunge pool
▪ birthing (BrE)▪babies born in birthing pools
VERB + POOL▪ swim in▪ dive into, jump into, plunge into▪ fill▪ drain▪You won't have to drain the pool so often.
POOL + NOUN▪ deck (esp. AmE)▪I slipped on the wet pool deck and fell down.
▪ attendant (esp. BrE), boy (AmE)▪Jack works there as a pool boy.
▪ party▪A girl invited me over to her pool party.
PHRASES▪ the bottom, edge, middle, side, etc. of the pool▪ a length of the pool▪He swam three lengths of the pool.
2 small shallow area of waterADJECTIVE▪ big, large▪ little, small▪ bottomless, deep▪ shallow▪ stagnant, still▪ muddy▪Rhinos are fond of wallowing in muddy pools and sandy riverbeds.
▪ freshwater, saltwater▪ rock (BrE), tide (AmE)▪ ornamental, reflecting (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the pool▪The children waded in the shallow rock pools.
▪ pool of▪pools of water
3 small area of liquid/lightADJECTIVE▪ big▪ little, small▪ dark▪ mud▪The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud pools.
VERB + POOL▪ lie in▪The body lay in a dark pool of blood.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the pool▪The wick floated in a pool of oil.
▪ pool of▪pools of light
4 supply of sthADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large, vast▪a vast pool of knowledge on best practices
▪ limited, small▪They will share a limited pool of money with other defendants.
▪ growing, shrinking▪a growing pool of data
▪a shrinking pool of assets
▪ available▪the available pool of really good people
▪ common▪They draw on funds from a common pool.
▪ diverse▪this nation's diverse talent pool
▪ car, labour/labor, motor (esp. AmE), typing▪ applicant (AmE), recruiting (esp. AmE)▪We need to increase our applicant pool.
▪ talent▪There's a great talent pool in the business community.
▪ jury (AmE)▪ press (esp. AmE)▪A member of the press pool shouted out a question to the president.
▪ gene▪They share a common gene pool.
VERB + POOL▪ build, create, form▪ broaden, expand, increase▪Supporting a diverse work force broadens our pool of talent.
▪a method of expanding the pool of potential investors
PREPOSITION▪ pool of▪a strong pool of talent in the company
▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a large pool of cheap labour/labor
verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
