pool
US /pul/
Definition
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The hotel has a large pool on the roof for guests.
Synonyms
- reservoira large or extra supply of something
- consortiuman association of companies for some definite purpose
Collocations
- Easy swim in the outdoor poolto swim in the outdoor pool, meaning to travel through water
- Medium vast pool of qualified applicantsdescribing vast pool of qualified applicants (unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge)
- Hard pool corporate financial resources for R&Dto pool corporate financial resources for R&D, meaning to combine into a common fund
- Very Hard swim in a shark pool of predatorsto swim in a shark pool of predators, meaning to travel through water
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