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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
| Synonyms: | aquarium, basin, cauldron, cistern, pond, pool, receptacle, reservoir, vat |
| Main Entry: | belly |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stomach |
| Synonyms: | abdomen, bay window, beer belly, breadbasket, corporation*, front porch, gut, insides, intestines, paunch, pelvis, pot belly, pot, solar plexus, spare tire, tank, tummy, venter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | container |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | holder for physical object |
| Synonyms: | alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer, firkin, flask, hamper, hod, hopper, humidor, hutch, jar, jeroboam, jug, kettle, magnum, package, packet, pail, pit, pod, poke, pot, pottery, pouch, purse, receptacle, reliquary, repository, sac, sack, scuttle, stein, storage, tank, tub, utensil, vase, vat, vessel, vial |
| Main Entry: | pool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of liquid |
| Synonyms: | basin, bath, lagoon, lake, mere, millpond, mud puddle, natatorium, pond, puddle, splash, swimming pool, tank, tarn |
| Notes: | billiards is from French billard 'cue' or 'bent stick' or 'stick to push balls'; billiards is the general name though Americans mainly play pool or pocket billiards - with eight ball and snooker being forms of pool |
| Main Entry: | reservoir |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, repository |
| Synonyms: | backlog, basin, cistern, container, fund, holder, lake, nest egg, pond, pool, receptacle, reserve, source, spring, stock, stockpile, storage, store, supply, tank, tarn |
| Antonyms: | nothingness, zilch |
| Main Entry: | store |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for keeping supply |
| Synonyms: | arsenal, bank, barn, box, cache, conservatory, depository, depot, magazine, pantry, repository, reservoir, stable, storehouse, storeroom, tank, treasury, vault, warehouse |
| Notes: | at first, shop designated a small retail establishment and store was applied only to a large establishment; now the differences are blurred |
| Main Entry: | armored vehicle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | armored car |
| Synonyms: | armored personnel carrier, armored truck, tank |
| Main Entry: | big house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | penal institution |
| Synonyms: | big cage, big house, big school, brig, calaboose, can, city hotel, cooler, coop, correctional institution, detention facility, house of correction, house of detention, icebox, jail, joint, penitentiary, prison, slammer, tank, the river |
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