ALL meanings of reservoir
res·er·voir
R r - noun reservoir a small body of standing water; pond. 1
- noun reservoir a still, deep place in a stream. 1
- noun reservoir any small collection of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood. 1
- noun reservoir a puddle. 1
- noun reservoir swimming pool. 1
- noun reservoir a subterranean accumulation of oil or gas held in porous and permeable sedimentary rock (reservoir) 1
- verb without object reservoir to form a pool. 1
- verb without object reservoir (of blood) to accumulate in a body part or organ. 1
- verb with object reservoir to cause pools to form in. 1
- verb with object reservoir to cause (blood) to form pools. 1
- adjective reservoir of or for a pool: pool filters. 1
- adjective reservoir taking place or occurring around or near a pool: a pool party. 1
- noun reservoir lake as water source 1
- noun reservoir water tank 1
- noun reservoir large supply 1
- countable noun reservoir A reservoir is a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people. 0
- countable noun reservoir A reservoir of something is a large quantity of it that is available for use when needed. 0
- noun reservoir a natural or artificial lake or large tank used for collecting and storing water, esp for community water supplies or irrigation 0
- noun reservoir a receptacle for storing gas, esp one attached to a stove 0
- noun reservoir a vacuole or cavity in an organism, containing a secretion or some other fluid 0
- noun reservoir a place where a great stock of anything is accumulated 0
- noun reservoir a large supply of something; reserve 0
- noun reservoir a place where anything is collected and stored, generally in large quantity; esp., a natural or artificial lake or pond in which water is collected and stored for use 0
- noun reservoir a receptacle or part (in an apparatus) for holding a fluid, as oil, ink, etc. 0
- noun reservoir a large supply; esp., an extra or reserve supply 0
- noun reservoir a part, sac, or cavity in some animals or plants in which fluid collects or into which products are secreted 0
- noun reservoir a species of organism that serves as an immune host for a parasite that can cause disease in another species 0
- noun reservoir A reservoir is an area of subsurface rock containing fluid hydrocarbons. 0