reservoir B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ UK /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #13741 Meanings 1 noun 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. 2 noun a large or extra supply of something A reservoir of talent. 3 noun A place where anything is kept in store. Notwithstanding the way in which she had, in what she termed "the delicacy of her feelings," contrived to pour the receipts of the fancy fair into one reservoir, the duke and several other persons complimented Lady Anne very much on the superior beauty and value of her articles,... 4 noun A supply or source of something. To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · anything (a person or... source Word family Derived forms reservoirful Related forms reserve Etymology From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”). Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # reservoir **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɛz.ə(ɹ).vwɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛz.ə.vwɑː(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 13741 ## Meanings 1. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies 2. a large or extra supply of something 3. A place where anything is kept in store. 4. A supply or source of something. ## Examples - An infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival. - A reservoir of talent. - Notwithstanding the way in which she had, in what she termed "the delicacy of her feelings," contrived to pour the receipts of the fancy fair into one reservoir, the duke and several other persons complimented Lady Anne very much on the superior beauty and value of her articles,... - To replace them and also to provide a reservoir for relief trains, a certain amount of spare stock must be kept on hand. ## Derived Forms - reservoirful ## Related Forms - reserve ## Etymology From French réservoir (“collection place”) (fig.), réservoir (“storehouse”) (lit.). in turn from French réserver (“to reserve, keep”). ## Topics - People & Society markdown