English noun: reservoir |
1. | reservoir (quantity) a large or extra supply of something |
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| Samples | A reservoir of talent.
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| Broader (hypernym) | supply |
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2. | reservoir (artifact) lake used to store water for community use |
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| Synonyms | artificial lake, man-made lake |
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| Broader (hypernym) | lake |
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| Instance hyponym | Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Lake Volta |
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| Part meronym | water, water supply, water system |
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3. | reservoir (artifact) tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | storage tank, tank |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cistern, sump, water tower |
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4. | reservoir (object) anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies |
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| Samples | An infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival.
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| Synonyms | source |
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| Broader (hypernym) | thing |
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