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• pool — I n. joint enterprise 1) to form a pool 2) a car; stenographic, typing pool group of vehicles 3) a motor pool total of money bet by gamblers 4) a football pool (BE has pools) billiards 5) to shoot pool stock, supply 6) a gene pool II n …   Combinatory dictionary

• stagnant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of water or air) motionless and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence. 2) showing little activity. DERIVATIVES stagnancy noun. ORIGIN from Latin stagnare form a pool of standing water , from stagnum pool …   English terms dictionary

• Pool — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pool — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 swimming pool, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ bathing, paddling (BrE), swimming, wading (AmE) ▪ big ▪ little, small …   Collocations dictionary

• pool — pool1 W2S2 [pu:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for swimming)¦ 2¦(area of water)¦ 3 pool of water/blood/light etc 4¦(game)¦ 5¦(group of people)¦ 6¦(shared money/things)¦ 7 the pools 8¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 3; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stagnant — [ stagnənt] adjective (of water or air) motionless and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence. ↘showing little activity. Derivatives stagnancy noun stagnantly adverb Origin C17: from L. stagnant , stagnare form a pool of standing water …   English new terms dictionary

• stagnant — stagnancy, stagnance, n. stagnantly, adv. /stag neuhnt/, adj. 1. not flowing or running, as water, air, etc. 2. stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3. characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a… …   Universalium

• stagnant — stag•nant [[t]ˈstæg nənt[/t]] adj. 1) not flowing or running, as water or air 2) stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water 3) inactive or sluggish: a stagnant ecomomy[/ex] • Etymology: 1660–70; < L stāgnant , s. of stāgnāns, prp. of… …   From formal English to slang

• pool — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, Swiss bank account, accumulate, aktiebolag, amalgamate, artificial lake, assets, balance, bank, bank account, bayou lake, bear pool, blind pool, body corporate, bottom dollar, budget, bull pool,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• pool — I n 1. pond, tarn, small lake, tidal pool, lagoon, inlet, bayou, Brit. Dial. sump; water hole, standing water, still water, water pocket; puddle, mud hole, mud puddle, stagnant water, swamp pool, plash; quarry, reservoir. 2. swimming hole;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• pool — 1. noun a) 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 reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon Charity will hardly water the ground where it must first… …   Wiktionary