Synonyms of the word cistern


CISTERNCISTERNA - POOL - RESERVOIR - SAC - TANK

cistern

  • n. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
  • n. (technical) In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
  • n. (anatomy) A cisterna.

cisterna

  • n. (biology) Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and…

pool

  • n. A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring…
  • n. A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
  • n. A swimming pool.
  • n. A supply of resources.
  • v. (intransitive, of a liquid) to form a pool.
  • n. (uncountable) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking…
  • n. A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour, 7 of another, and the black ball…
  • n. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the…
  • n. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several persons join.
  • n. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards, etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player…
  • n. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for the purpose of increasing or depressing the…
  • n. (rail transport) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated,…
  • n. (law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common…
  • v. (transitive) to put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits…
  • v. (intransitive) to combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.

reservoir

  • n. A place where anything is kept in store.
  • n. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
  • n. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
  • n. A supply or source of something.
  • n. A species that acts as host to a zoonosis when it is not causing acute illness in other susceptible species.

sac

  • n. A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
  • v. (transitive, informal, games) To sacrifice.
  • n. (transitive, informal, games) A sacrifice.
  • n. (Britain, law, obsolete) The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying…

tank

  • n. A closed container for liquids or gases.
  • n. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
  • n. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.
  • n. The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
  • n. The amount held by a container; a tankful.
  • n. An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
  • n. (Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.
  • n. (Southwestern US, chiefly Texas) A large metal container, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump,…
  • n. (Southwestern US, chiefly Texas) By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
  • n. (slang) A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
  • n. (role-playing games, board games, video games) a unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption…
  • v. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly;…
  • v. (video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's…
  • v. To put fuel into a tank.
  • v. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
  • v. (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
  • n. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
  • n. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.

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