Phrase Hound found 110 phrases and 76 compound words that contain pool. The most common are listed below. Open pool in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 110
- swimming poolA pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.
- pool tableA table used for playing pool.
- gene poolThe complete set of unique alleles found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.
- pool tablesplural of pool table: A table used for playing pool.
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- pocket poolThe act of manipulating one's genitalia through a trouser pocket; masturbation.
- pool of deathA grouping or division of competitors containing many highly skilled ones, who need to eliminate each other to proceed to the next round.
- football poolA competition in which people try to predict the results of football matches and win money
- press poolA group of news organizations pooling their resources in the collection of news. A pool report is then distributed to members of the pool, who are free to edit it or use it as they see fit.
- Private pool
- Drowning Pool
- wave poolA swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's.
- pool chairA sunlounger.
- moon poolAn opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below.
- motor poolA fleet of vehicles for use by a military installation; the department that maintains them
- hot poolA pool or spring that is heated by subterranean volcanic activity.
- spa poolA pool of warm bubbling water used for therapy or relaxation.
- touch poolAn open-topped fish tank where visitors are encouraged to feel the animals inside.
- bank poolA form of pool (pocket billiards) in which all scoring shots are made by banking a called ball off a cushion and into a called pocket.
- black poolA form of the game of pool, mainly played in the 19th century, which later merged with pyramid pool to become the game of snooker.
- death poolSynonym of dead pool (“a game of predicting when people will die”).
- office poolAn informal sweepstake held by the employees in an office.
- pool boyA man employed to clean and maintain a swimming pool.
- pool hallA building where visitors pay to play billiards (pool).
Compound words 76
- whirlpoolA swirling body of water.
- spoolA reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
- carpoolAn arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.
- cesspoolAn underground pit where sewage is held.
- WelshpoolA town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, in the historic county of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SJ2207).
- tidepoolA rocky pool by the ocean that is filled with seawater left behind by the falling tide.
- vanpoolThe transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van.
- pulkA low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
- poolroomA room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
- subpoolA pool making up part of a larger pool; a subgroup or subcategory.