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Collocations for pool - noun

1. swimming pool, etc.

ADJECTIVE

bathing, paddling (BrE), swimming, wading (AmE)
big
little, small
deep
empty
indoor
open-air (BrE), outdoor
heated
backyard (AmE)
in-ground (AmE)
Olympic, Olympic-size
baby (esp. AmE), children's, kiddie (esp. AmE)
inflatable
We gave the children an inflatable pool for Christmas.
lap (AmE)
a 25 m lap pool
diving (esp. BrE)
I left the diving pool after my session on the springboards.
wave
a unique new wave pool
plunge
a sauna and plunge pool
birthing (BrE)
babies born in birthing pools

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VERB + pool

swim in
dive into, jump into, plunge into
fill
drain
You won't have to drain the pool so often.

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pool + NOUN

deck (esp. AmE)
I slipped on the wet pool deck and fell down.
attendant (esp. BrE), boy (AmE)
Jack works there as a pool boy.
party
A girl invited me over to her pool party.

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PHRASES

the bottom, edge, middle, side, etc. of the pool
a length of the pool
He swam three lengths of the pool.

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2. small shallow area of water

ADJECTIVE

big, large
little, small
bottomless, deep
shallow
stagnant, still
muddy
Rhinos are fond of wallowing in muddy pools and sandy riverbeds.
freshwater, saltwater
rock (BrE), tide (AmE)
ornamental, reflecting (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pool
The children waded in the shallow rock pools.
pool of
pools of water

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3. small area of liquid/light

ADJECTIVE

big
little, small
dark
mud
The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud pools.

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VERB + pool

lie in
The body lay in a dark pool of blood.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pool
The wick floated in a pool of oil.
pool of
pools of light

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4. supply of sth

ADJECTIVE

big, huge, large, vast
a vast pool of knowledge on best practices
limited, small
They will share a limited pool of money with other defendants.
growing, shrinking
a growing pool of data
a shrinking pool of assets
available
the available pool of really good people
common
They draw on funds from a common pool.
diverse
this nation's diverse talent pool
car, labour/labor, motor (esp. AmE), typing
applicant (AmE), recruiting (esp. AmE)
We need to increase our applicant pool.
talent
There's a great talent pool in the business community.
jury (AmE)
press (esp. AmE)
A member of the press pool shouted out a question to the president.
gene
They share a common gene pool.

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VERB + pool

build, create, form
broaden, expand, increase
Supporting a diverse work force broadens our pool of talent.
a method of expanding the pool of potential investors

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PREPOSITION

pool of
a strong pool of talent in the company
a large pool of cheap labour/labor

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Collocations for pool - verb

Pool is used with these nouns as the object:
effort, idea, money, resource, skill

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