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  • 1Pool — Pool, n. [AS. p[=o]l; akin to LG. pool, pohl, D. poel, G. pfuhl; cf. Icel. pollr, also W. pwll, Gael. poll.] 1. A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a… …

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  • 2reservoir — [n] accumulation, repository backlog, basin, cistern, container, fund, holder, lake, nest egg*, pond, pool, receptacle, reserve, source, spring, stock, stockpile, storage, store, supply, tank, tarn; concepts 514,712 Ant. nothingness, zilch …

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  • 3Pool — Swimming Pool; Schwimmbecken; Swimmingpool; Poolbillard; Ansammlung; Datenbasis * * * Pool 〈[ pu:l] m. 6〉 1. Zusammenschluss von Firmen mit gemeinsamer Gewinnverteilung 2. Zusammenfassung von Beteiligungen am gleichen Objekt …

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  • 4Reservoir — This article is about an artificial body of water. For other uses, see Reservoir (disambiguation). The Jhonghua Dam on the Dahan River in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. A reservoir (pronounced either REZ ur vore or REZ er vwar, etymology: from French… …

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  • 5Pool — Eugene H., U.S. surgeon, 1874–1949. See P. phenomenon, P. Schlesinger sign. * * * pool pül vi of blood to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part) <blood pooled in his legs> pool n a readily available supply: as …

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  • 6pool — 1. A collection of blood or other fluid in any region of the body; p. of blood results from dilation and retardation of the circulation in the capillaries and veins of the region. 2. A combination of resources. [A.S. pol] ab …

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  • 7reservoir — noun 1) water pumped from the reservoir Syn: pool, pond; water supply, water tower 2) an ink reservoir Syn: receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank 3) the reservoir of managerial tal …

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  • 8reservoir — noun 1) sailing on the reservoir Syn: lake, pool, pond, basin 2) an ink reservoir Syn: receptacle, container, holder, tank 3) the reservoir of managerial talent …

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  • 9pool — pool1 /poohl/, n. 1. a small body of standing water; pond. 2. a still, deep place in a stream. 3. any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. 4. a puddle. 5. See swimming pool. 6. a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held… …

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  • 10reservoir — /rez euhr vwahr , vwawr , vawr , rez euh /, n. 1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc. 2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a… …

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