POOL
-noun
1. a small body of still water, usually fresh; small pond
2. a small isolated collection of liquid spilt or poured on
a surface; puddle
3. a deep part of a stream or river where the water runs
very slowly
4. an underground accumulation of oil or gas, usually
forming a reservoir in porous sedimentary rock
5. short for swimming pool
-noun
1. any communal combination of resources, funds, etc.
2. the combined stakes of the betters in many gambling
sports or games; kitty
3. (business) . a group of producers who conspire to
establish and maintain output levels and high prices, each member of the group
being allocated a maximum quota; price ring
4. (finance , mainly US)
a. a joint fund organized by security-holders for
speculative or manipulative purposes on financial markets
b. the persons or parties involved in such a combination
5. any of various billiard games in which the object is to
pot all the balls with the cue ball, in particular that played with 15 coloured
and numbered balls; pocket billiards
-verb (trans.)
6. to combine (investments, money, interests, etc) into a
common fund, as for a joint enterprise
7. (business) . to organize a pool of (enterprises)
8. (Australian) (informal) . to inform on or incriminate
(someone)
At night
The pool reflects
Upon ghosts spent and gone
Their feeble lights
Fading