| cesspool | (noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it | Synonyms: cesspit, sink, sump |
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| pool | (noun) any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets | Synonyms: pocket billiards |
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| (noun) an excavation that is (usually) filled with water | - |
| (noun) an association of companies for some definite purpose | Synonyms: consortium, syndicate |
| (noun) an organization of people or resources that can be shared | - |
| (noun) something resembling a pool of liquid | Synonyms: puddle |
| (noun) a small lake | Synonyms: pond |
| (noun) a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid | Synonyms: puddle |
| (noun) any communal combination of funds | - |
| (noun) the combined stakes of the betters | Synonyms: kitty |
| (verb) join or form a pool of people | - |
| (verb) combine into a common fund | - |
| spool | (noun) a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | Synonyms: bobbin, reel |
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| (verb) wind onto a spool or a reel | - |
| (verb) transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage | - |
| whirlpool | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: maelstrom, vortex |
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| (verb) flow in a circular current, of liquids | Synonyms: eddy, purl, swirl, whirl |