ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POOL
Old English pōl; related to Old Frisian pōl, German Pfuhl.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POOL»
The term «pool» is very widely used and occupies the
2.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «POOL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pool.
I would DJ pool parties in Minneapolis, but I never swam there!
The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I didn't like to appear naked either, but the first thing I did was take off my clothes and jump into the pool completely naked.
I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore.
Like many other banks and finance companies, Green Tree used a process called securitization to resell its home loans to outside investors. Green Tree grouped thousands of these small loans into a pool worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in this pool of common meaning which is capable of constant development and change.
I think a lot of people get lost. They start following iconic figures and get drowned in the pool of celebrity. Our society, as we know it, is definitely changing. With social media and cell phones, you freak out when you don't know what's going on.
Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.
A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors.
Why not pool your resources? And so we broke into the concept of the sacredness of private property.
There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POOL»
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pool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Byrne's New Standard Book of
Pool and Billiards
An instruction manual for cue games covers the fundamentals of each game, specific shots and techniques, keys to winning, and trick shots
2
The Best Damn
Pool Instruction Book Period
An instructional book on how to play pocket billiards covers every aspect of the game--from how to build a better stroke to the more advanced techniques on how to masse or jump the cue ball--using a very simple and concise teaching format ...
Ronald L. Schneider, 2005
The book includes: Playing the game: how to play pool, the rules, the table, how to score The laws of the game Equipment and pitch: how to choose a cue, positioning on the table The skills: step-by-step guide to all the basic skills.
4
Byrne's Complete Book of
Pool Shots: 350 Moves Every Player ...
An in-depth compendium of more than 350 pool shots covers everything from tickys and double-kisses to jump shots and diamond systems, providing expert diagrams of lesser-known techniques, in an instructional guide for players of any ...
While working at the public pool in New Lourdes, Victoria, which is said to have curative properties, Wolfgang Mulqueen meets a blind girl named Audrey and gets drawn into the investigation of an eighteen-year-old mystery.
6
The Illustrated Principles of
Pool and Billiards
Organized for quick study, this must-have guide features extensive cross-references and is supplemented with video clips, interesting mathematical formulas, and other resources also available at www.engr.colostate.edu/pool.
A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.
8
Zen
Pool: Awaken the Master Within
Pro Player Max Eberle takes the reader onto the path of playing pool at the highest levels. Complete with photographs and diagrams, Zen Pool is a compilation of 38 of Max?s nationally published instructional Columns.
9
Dead
Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of ...
Writing for a wide audience, Powell shows us exactly why an urgent threat during the first half of the twenty-first century will come not from the rising of the seas but from the falling of the reservoirs."--BOOK JACKET.
James Lawrence Powell, 2008
10
Pool and Billiards For Dummies
This hands-on guide discusses everything from the rules and strategies of the games to how to set up a pool room to choosing the right equipment, and is accompanied by dozens of photos and line drawings.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POOL»
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pool is used in the context of the following news items.
Bear takes afternoon dip in Monrovia pool
Monrovia resident Miriam Childers sent Eyewitness News a photo of a bear taking a dip in her backyard pool in the 300 block of Shadow Lane ... «KABC-TV, Jul 15»
Wis. toddler drowns in above ground pool
When they realized she was missing her parents checked the pool and found the little girl laying at the bottom unresponsive. Paramedics ... «KARE, Jul 15»
Las Vegas hotel pool reopens after fire Saturday
Smoke billows from a fire Saturday on the outside pool area of the ... The fire on the pool deck of the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino caused ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Las Vegas hotel reopens pool where fire started
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas high-rise hotel has reopened its rooftop swimming pool a day after a fire sent patrons running and black ... «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»
Homeowner stunned after woman found face down in Henrico pool …
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A woman pulled from a Henrico pool was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to Henrico Police Lt. Joe ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
Worst Idea Ever: They Want to Fill Devil's Pool with Rocks
On Sunday, I read with great interest Claire Sasko's feature on Devil's Pool, the legendary swimming hole along Wissahickon Creek. I've been ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jul 15»
2 NC toddler sisters drown in pool
WALLACE, S.C. (WNCN/WBTW) – Two toddlers from North Carolina were pronounced dead after drowning in a pool Friday morning in ... «WNCN, Jul 15»
NY AG Preps Case Against Credit Suisse Dark Pool
By some measurements, Crossfinder is considered Wall Street's largest dark pool, trading more so-called Tier 1 stocks (those that appear in ... «Fox Business, Jul 15»
Mum's anger as daughter is kicked out of pool area in Fareham
MUM Sophia Wheeler was left fuming after staff at a leisure centre told her eight-year-old daughter that she could not stand by the pool. «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
WATCH: Cardale Jones hits WWE finishing moves on kid into a pool
On Sunday, Jones and some of his teammates decided to unwind a bit at an apartment complex pool, where Jones had some fun hitting a kid ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
