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RESERVOIR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RESERVOIR?

Need another word that means the same as “reservoir”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “reservoir” in this overview.

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Reservoir as a Noun
Definitions of "Reservoir" as a noun
Synonyms of "Reservoir" as a noun (19 Words)
Usage Examples of "Reservoir" as a noun
Associations of "Reservoir" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Reservoir” are: man-made lake, source, pool, lake, pond, stock, store, stockpile, reserve, reserves, supply, accumulation, bank, fund, receptacle, container, holder, repository, tank

Reservoir as a Noun

Definitions of "Reservoir" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “reservoir” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Lake used to store water for community use.
A population, tissue, etc. which is chronically infested with the causative agent of a disease and can act as a source of further infection.
A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
A supply or source of something.
A receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid.
Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies.
Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil.
A place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body.
A large or extra supply of something.

Synonyms of "Reservoir" as a noun (19 Words)

accumulation	(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. The accumulation* of wealth.*
bank	A building in which the business of banking transacted. The early ships had only twenty five oars in each bank.
container	An object for holding or transporting something. More containers can run on a server than traditional virtual machines.
fund	A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies. He had set up a fund* to coordinate economic investment.*
holder	A smallholder. The FA Cup holders.
lake	Any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments. The fish was served in a lake* of spicy sauce.*
man-made lake	A purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal.
pond	The Atlantic Ocean. He s relatively unknown on this side of the pond.
pool	A swimming pool. A pool* of blood.*
receptacle	An electrical socket. Fast food receptacles.
repository	A burial vault (usually for some famous person. A deep repository* for nuclear waste.*
reserve	A district that is reserved for particular purpose. She smiled and some of her natural reserve* melted.*
reserves	Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
source	Anything that provides inspiration for later work. The reporter had two sources for the story.
stock	Farm animals such as cattle pigs and sheep bred and kept for their meat or milk livestock. The vineyards were ploughed up and replanted using different vine stock.
stockpile	A storage pile accumulated for future use. A stockpile* of nuclear weapons.*
store	A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services. He keeps the ship s stores.
supply	The activity of supplying or providing something. A supply* ship.*
tank	As much as a tank will hold. A large class of 0 6 0 tanks.

Usage Examples of "Reservoir" as a noun

The more water we use, the more land has to be flooded for reservoirs.
Scotland has always had a fine reservoir of comic talent.
There is a vast reservoir of herpes infection in the community.
A reservoir of talent.
If all three colours overlap then a black dot is printed from the black ink reservoir.
An infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival.
Big oil reservoirs are becoming harder to find.

Associations of "Reservoir" (30 Words)

aqueduct	A conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley.
conductor	A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir. He was appointed principal conductor* of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.*
conduit	A tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. The gas pipe should not be close to any electrical conduit.
construction	A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit. Their main business is home construction.
culvert	Channel a stream or drain through a culvert. A culverted drain.
dam	Build a dam across a river or lake. Discussion was in full flow and refused to be dammed.
diesel	A heavy petroleum fraction used as fuel in diesel engines. A diesel* locomotive.*
ditch	Make or repair ditches. Ditch a lover.
electricity	Keen and shared excitement. The electricity* was back on.*
embankment	A bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground. A railway embankment.
engine	A fire engine. The roar of a car engine.
exhaust	The system through which exhaust gases are expelled. The country has exhausted its treasury reserves.
floodgate	Something that restrains a flood or outpouring. His lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.
gate	Supply with a gate. The house was gated.
generator	A person or thing that generates something. He was the generator* of several complaints.*
heat	The amount of heat that is needed to cause a specific process or is evolved in such a process. Winners of the regional heats.
hydroelectric	Of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower. Economic and environmental aspect of the hydroelectric* scheme.*
levee	A ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water.
magnetism	The branch of science that studies magnetism. His personal magnetism* attracted men to the brotherhood.*
motor	Driven by a motor. Motor energy.
pipe	Play a tune on a pipe or pipes. Outside at the back a curlew piped.
powerhouse	A person or thing of great energy, strength, or power. She appears to be an intellectual powerhouse.
production	The creation of something as part of a physical, biological, or chemical process. The production* of white blood cells.*
sluice	Transport in or send down a sluice. She sluiced her face in cold water.
storage	The retention of retrievable data on a computer or other electronic system. The room lacked storage* space.*
substation	A set of equipment reducing the high voltage of electrical power transmission to that suitable for supply to consumers.
thermoelectric	Involving or resulting from thermoelectricity.
transpiration	The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants. Plants lose more than 90 per cent of their water through transpiration.
turbine	A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.