| NOUN | quantity | reservoir | a large or extra supply of something |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | reservoir, artificial lake, man-made lake | lake used to store water for community use | |
| artifact | reservoir | tank used for collecting and storing a liquid / liquid (as water or oil) | |
| object | reservoir, source | anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies |
| Sounds | reh'zahvwaa.r; reh'zervwaa.r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Adar ... Zanzibar: 81 rhymes with aar... | |
| Meaning | A large or extra supply of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a reservoir of talent" | |
| Broader | supply | An amount of something available for use |
| Meaning | lake used to store water for community use. | |
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| Synonyms | artificial lake, man-made lake | |
| Instances | Lake Mead | The largest reservoir in the United States |
| Lake Powell | The second largest reservoir in the United States | |
| Lake Volta | The Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes | |
| Part of | water system, water supply, water | A facility that provides a source of water |
| Broader | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
| Spanish | embalse, lago artificial, pantano | |
| Catalan | embassament, pantà | |
| Meaning | tank used for collecting and storing a liquid / liquid (as water or oil). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | cistern | An artificial reservoir for storing liquids / liquids |
| sump | An oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine | |
| water tower | A large reservoir for water | |
| Broader | tank, storage tank | A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids / liquids |
| Spanish | tanque | |
| Meaning | Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies. | |
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| Example | "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" | |
| Synonym | source | |
| Broader | thing | A separate and self-contained entity |
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