Collocations for pool - noun
1. swimming pool, etc.
ADJ.
paddling, swimming | birthing
babies born in birthing pools
babies born in birthing pools
big | little, small | deep | empty | indoor | open-air, outdoor | heated | inflatable
We gave the children an inflatable paddling pool for Christmas.
We gave the children an inflatable paddling pool for Christmas.
VERB + POOL
swim in | dive/jump/plunge into
POOL + NOUN
attendant
PHRASES
the bottom/edge/middle/side of the pool, a length of the pool
He swam three lengths of the pool.
He swam three lengths of the pool.
2. small shallow area of water
ADJ.
big, large | little, small | deep | shallow | stagnant, still | freshwater, salt-water | muddy | rock | ornamental
PREP.
in a/the ~
The children waded in the shallow rock pools.
The children waded in the shallow rock pools.
~ of
pools of water
pools of water
3. small area of liquid/light
ADJ.
big | little, small | dark | mud
VERB + POOL
lie in
The body lay in a dark pool of blood.
The body lay in a dark pool of blood.
PREP.
in a/the ~
animals wallowing in the mud pools
animals wallowing in the mud pools
~ of
pools of light
pools of light
4. supply of sth
ADJ.
big, huge, large | small | common
drawing on funds from a common pool
drawing on funds from a common pool
car, labour, typing
PREP.
~ of
a large pool of cheap labour
a large pool of cheap labour