1.Definition: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid

"There were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain", "The body lay in a pool of blood"

Related Noun(s):puddle

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a small lake

Related Noun(s):pond

Category: Objects

3.Definition: an association of companies for some definite purpose

Related Noun(s):consortium, syndicate

Category: General

4.Definition: an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

Category: Objects

5.Definition: 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"

Category: General

6.Definition: any communal combination of funds

"Everyone contributed to the pool"

Category: General

7.Definition: any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

Category: General

8.Definition: something resembling a pool of liquid

"He stood in a pool of light", "His chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"

Related Noun(s):puddle

Category: Places

9.Definition: the combined stakes of the betters

Related Noun(s):kitty

Category: General