Pool vs. Basin

Poolnoun

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.

‘the pools of Solomon’;

Basinnoun

a wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall

Poolnoun

A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

Basinnoun

(obsolete) a shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food

Poolnoun

ellipsis of swimming pool.

Basinnoun

a depression, natural or artificial, containing water

Poolnoun

A supply of resources.

‘There is a limited pool of candidates from which to choose the new manager.’;

Basinnoun

(geography) an area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin

Poolnoun

A set of resources that are kept ready to use.

Basinnoun

(geography) a rock formation scooped out by water erosion

Poolnoun

A small amount of liquid on a surface, such as a pool of blood.

Basinnoun

A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

Poolnoun

A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game

Basinnoun

The quantity contained in a basin.

Poolnoun

(sport) A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.

Basinnoun

A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc.

Poolnoun

In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.

Basinnoun

A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.

Poolnoun

Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.

Basinnoun

A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.

Poolnoun

The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a share; also, the receptacle for the stakes.

Basinnoun

An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; - especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields.

Poolnoun

A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed.

‘The pool took all the wheat offered below the limit.’; ‘He put $10,000 into the pool.’;

Basinnoun

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids;

‘she mixed the dough in a large basin’;

Poolnoun

(rail transport) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.

Basinnoun

the quantity that a basin will hold;

‘a basinful of water’;

Poolnoun

(legal) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.

Basinnoun

a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it;

‘the basin of the Great Salt Lake’;

Poolverb

to form a pool

Basinnoun

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries;

‘flood control in the Missouri basin’;

Poolverb

(transitive) to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of

‘We must pool our resources.’;

Basinnoun

a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face;

‘he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face’;

Poolverb

(intransitive) to combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction

Basinnoun

a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.

Poolnoun

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 fill a pool.’; ‘The sleepy pool above the dam.’;

Basinnoun

a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid

‘she poured water from the jug into the basin’;

Poolnoun

A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

Basinnoun

a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water

‘the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills’;

Poolnoun

The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.

Basinnoun

the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea

‘the Amazon basin’;

Poolnoun

A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.

‘He plays pool at the billiard houses.’;

Basinnoun

an enclosed area of water where boats can be moored

‘the gravel pit is to be used as a yacht basin’;

Poolnoun

In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners.

Basinnoun

a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip towards the centre.

Poolnoun

Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.

Poolnoun

A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into the pool.

Poolnoun

A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement.

Poolnoun

An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.

Poolverb

To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.

‘Finally, it favors the poolingof all issues.’;

Poolverb

To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

Poolnoun

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

Poolnoun

a small lake;

‘the pond was too small for sailing’;

Poolnoun

an organization of people or resources that can be shared;

‘a car pool’; ‘a secretarial pool’; ‘when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool’;

Poolnoun

an association of companies for some definite purpose

Poolnoun

any communal combination of funds;

‘everyone contributed to the pool’;

Poolnoun

a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;

‘there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain’; ‘the body lay in a pool of blood’;

Poolnoun

the combined stakes of the betters

Poolnoun

something resembling a pool of liquid;

‘he stood in a pool of light’; ‘his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines’;

Poolnoun

any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets

Poolverb

combine into a common fund;

‘We pooled resources’;

Poolverb

join or form a pool of people