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lake vs reservoir

reservoir vs lake

lake and reservoir both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lake Yes No No No
reservoir Yes No No No
As nouns, reservoir is a hyponym of lake; that is, reservoir is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lake:
  • lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
  • reservoir: lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
Other hyponyms of lake include artificial lake, man-made lake, bayou, lagoon, laguna, lagune, loch, lough, oxbow lake, pond, pool, tarn.
lake (noun) reservoir (noun)
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water
a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
a large or extra supply of something
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