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reservoir vs lake

lake vs reservoir

reservoir and lake both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reservoir Yes No No No
lake Yes No No No
As nouns, lake is a hypernym of reservoir; that is, lake is a word with a broader meaning than reservoir:
  • 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
  • lake: a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
reservoir (noun) lake (noun)
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal
a large or extra supply of something
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