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pool vs millpond

millpond vs pool

pool and millpond both are nouns.

pool is a verb but millpond is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pool Yes No Yes No
millpond Yes No No No
As nouns, millpond is a hyponym of pool; that is, millpond is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pool:
  • pool: a small lake
  • millpond: a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
Other hyponyms of pool include fishpond, horsepond, mere, swimming hole, water hole.
pool (noun) millpond (noun)
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
an association of companies for some definite purpose
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
pool (verb) millpond (verb)
join or form a pool of people
combine into a common fund
Difference between pool and millpond

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