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cistern

noun

/ˈsɪstərn/

Meaning

A tank or container for storing water, usually for household use.

The old house still had a cistern to collect rainwater.

tank, reservoir, container, receptacle, water-tank

well, spring

rainwater cistern, underground cistern, water cistern, large cistern

The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

Possibility, practicality, viability.

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

a small hard seed of a cereal plant such as wheat or rice; a tiny particle of a substance

the process of adding numbers; something that is added

extensive knowledge acquired through reading and study