excavation vs pool

pool vs excavation

excavation and pool both are nouns.

excavation is not a verb while pool is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excavation	Yes	No	No	No
pool	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pool is a hyponym of excavation; that is, pool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excavation:

excavation: a hole in the ground made by excavating
pool: an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

Other hyponyms of excavation include bore-hole, bore, drill hole, delf, diggings, digs, ditch, mine, mineshaft, pit, quarry, stone pit, cellar, root cellar, well, working, workings.

excavation (noun)	pool (noun)
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth	any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
the act of digging	an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
a hole in the ground made by excavating	an association of companies for some definite purpose
the site of an archeological exploration	an organization of people or resources that can be shared
	something resembling a pool of liquid
	a small lake
	a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
	any communal combination of funds
	the combined stakes of the betters

excavation (verb)	pool (verb)
	join or form a pool of people
	combine into a common fund

Difference between excavation and pool

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