wordpool

English

Etymology

Compound formed from word +‎ pool.

Noun

wordpool (plural wordpools)

  1. (education) A random collection of words, used as inspiration for writing.
    • 1998, Ruth Gairns, Stuart Redman, True to life: English for adult learners:
      Give the example first and make it clear that learners can use the same word from the wordpool in different sentences and can use the same word twice...
    • 2008, Brigid Lowry, Juicy Writing‎, →ISBN, page 58:
      A wordpool can contain big or small words, foreign words, misspelled words, anything your heart desires.
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