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Pool

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.

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Aggroup 76% connected

To bring together in a group; to group.

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Association 76% connected

The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.

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Bet 76% connected

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge;…

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Excavation 76% connected

The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.

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Group 76% connected

A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of…

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Lake 76% connected

A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder…

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Share 76% connected

The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

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Spot 76% connected

A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Stake 76% connected

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support…

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Wager 76% connected

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

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Water 76% connected

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

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Cartel 76% connected

An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.

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Cistern 76% connected

An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids.

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Combine 76% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Horsepond 76% connected

A pond for watering horses.

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Mere 76% connected

A pool or lake.

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Natatorium 76% connected

A swimming bath.

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Trust 76% connected

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; relia…

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Bet 70% connected

That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge;…

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Break 70% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Cannon 70% connected

of Cannon

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Carom 70% connected

A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's b…

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Masse 70% connected

Alt. of Masse shot

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Masse shot 70% connected

A stroke made with the cue held vertically.

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Miscue 70% connected

A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.

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Stake 70% connected

A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support…

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Wager 70% connected

Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.

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Pond 92% connected

A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake.

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Puddle 92% connected

A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a small pool.

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Syndicate 92% connected

The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council, or body of syndics.

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