cistern
Meaning of cistern
noun
a tank for storing water, especially one supplying taps or as part of a flushing toilet.
Middle English: from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista ‘box’ (see cist).
Information about cistern
- It is a name.
- The plural form of cistern is: cisterns.
- Languages in which cistern is used:
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Hyphenation of cistern
cis-tern
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- cistern is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
cistern synonyms
Meaning cisterna:
Meaning the container holding the fuel supply in a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc:
Meaning a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply:
Meaning an object for holding or transporting something:
Meaning a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry:
Meaning a push or blow, especially one given with the head:
Translation of cistern
- French: citerne
Anagrams of cistern
Words that rhyme with cistern
tern, alatern, quatern, lectern, klaftern, sempitern, Chiltern, altern, chiltern, disaltern, saltern, subaltern, superaltern, Comintern, Komintern, Tintern, comintern, grintern, intern, lantern, lintern, quartern, wartern, Eastern, Guildenstern, Krusenstern, Leichtenstern, Lowenstern, Mideastern, Midwestern, Northeastern, Northwestern, Southeastern, Southwestern, Stern, Western, astern, eastern, hestern, intracistern, midwestern, morgenstern, noneastern, nonwestern, northeastern, northwestern, pastern, postern, prostern, sistern
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