Synonyms for reservoir
ˈrɛz ərˌvwɑr, -ˌvwɔr, -ˌvɔr, ˈrɛz ə-reser·voir

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1. reservoirnoun

   a large or extra supply of something

   "a reservoir of talent"

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

2. reservoir, artificial lake, man-made lakenoun

   lake used to store water for community use

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

3. reservoirnoun

   tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)

   Synonyms:
   man-made lake, artificial lake, source

4. reservoir, sourcenoun

   anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

   "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

   Synonyms:
   origin, beginning, generator, author, informant, rootage, root, artificial lake, seed, reference, source, germ, man-made lake

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1. • Lake
   • Supply
   • Tank
   • Thing

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reservoirnoun

   Synonyms:
   basin, cistern, tank

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "reservoir":

   tank, reservoirs, container, shell, deposit, pool, tanks, warehouse, cistern, depot, bulb, repository, beaker, forebay

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1. Doug Hollies:

   This expertise does not exist yet. Reservoir models are still being proven for thermal processes.

2. Tyrone Jue:

   There is no public health risk to be concerned about because the reservoir was not in use and the fact any water would have been treated anyway, still, his actions are completely unacceptable.

3. Carly Fiorina:

   Droughts are nothing new in California, but right now, 70 percent of California's rainfall washes out to sea because liberals have prevented theconstruction of a single new reservoir or a single new water conveyance system over decades, during a period in which California’s population has doubled, this is theclassic case of liberals being willing to sacrifice other people's lives and livelihoods at the altar of their ideology.

4. Terry Jones:

   Knowledge from the past can protect us in the present. When an animal or plant goes extinct, it isn't coming back. But mutations can re-occur or revert and viruses can mutate or spill over from the animal reservoir so there will always be another zoonosis( disease caused by viruses that jumped from animal hosts into human hosts).

5. Anna Powell:

   While we cant draw firm conclusions on the exact antibiotic or pro-biotic regimen/duration, this study highlights that, yes, penile skin appears to be a reservoir for the bacteria that are associated with BV in women.