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| Main Entry: |
cistern
 [sis-tern] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reservoir |
| Synonyms: | cisterna, pond, tank, well |
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| Main Entry: | hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening in a solid object |
| Synonyms: | aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, eyelet, fissure, foramen, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, keyhole, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, perforation, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided |
| Antonyms: | closure, solid |
| 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 |
Example Sentences
- If you don't have a swimming pool, you could install a cistern or rain barrels.
- Holding sewage in a cistern is simply allowing for mutations to occur, and adds health risks.
- It flushes with two litres of water, compared with the ten litres required by a standard cistern toilet.
| Main Entry: | tank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large container for liquids |
| Synonyms: | basin, cask, cauldron, cistern, container, keg, receptacle, tub, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | tub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
| Synonyms: | bathtub, bucket, cask, cauldron, cistern, hot tub, receptacle, spa, tank, tubbable, vat, vessel |
| Main Entry: | vat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vessel |
| Synonyms: | barrel, basin, cask, cistern, container, tank, tub |
| Main Entry: | Artesian well |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | well working by natural pressure |
| Synonyms: | cistern, deep well, flowing well |
| Main Entry: | tank |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | container |
| Synonyms: | aquarium, basin, cauldron, cistern, pond, pool, receptacle, reservoir, vat |
| Main Entry: | urn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large jar |
| Synonyms: | capsule, cistern, container, ewer, jar, ossuary, pitcher, samovar, vase, vessel |
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