swimming pools

noun

plural of swimming pool
as in water holes

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  1. wells
  2. puddles
  3. pools
  4. lakes
  5. ponds
Noun
  • The wells needed wider diameters (wider casing) and slickwater fracking, not gelled fluids, to sustain enough pressure to produce ample gas flows.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • What the heat is good for Much of my own research goes into wells that turn stored heat back into electricity.
    — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wells
Noun
  • My impression of bath mats was that there was little to nothing to do about mildew, puddles of water, and discoloration.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The drainage system had to empty the pool in less than 24 hours without leaving puddles.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of puddles
Noun
  • There are two pools, one family-friendly, and one for adults only.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pools
Noun
  • Boren owns a ranch along State Highway 75 near Alturas and Redfish lakes.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Mars was once home to a variety of bodies of water like lakes and rivers.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lakes
Noun
  • Her team collected 20 water samples from five temporary rainwater ponds at Gunma Ecological Park in Pará state, Brazil, in April 2025, along with 100 tadpoles of the Venezuela snouted treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) from each pond.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Definition of ponds
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