pools

Noun

pool (plural pools)

1. A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
   • the pools of Solomon
2. Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
3. (broadly) A set of resources that are kept ready to use.
4. (broadly) Any group of like things.
5. A small amount of liquid on a surface.
   • a pool of blood
6. A localized glow of light.
   • He walked slowly, passing through one pool of light after another, his shadow running tall across the fronts of the barber shop, the Western Auto, the video-rental shop.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

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