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pool vs swimming pool

swimming pool vs pool

pool and swimming pool both are nouns.

pool is a verb but swimming pool is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pool Yes No Yes No
swimming pool Yes No No No
As nouns, swimming pool is a hyponym of pool; that is, swimming pool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pool:
  • pool: an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
  • swimming pool: pool that provides a facility for swimming
Other hyponyms of pool include cistern, natatorium, swimming bath, wading pool, water jump.
pool (noun) swimming pool (noun)
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets pool that provides a facility for swimming
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) swimming pool (verb)
join or form a pool of people
combine into a common fund
Difference between pool and swimming pool

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