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REZ-uh-vwah/ˈrezəvwɑː/

A reservoir is a lake for storing water, or a large supply: a reservoir of talent, a reservoir of images. Store is everyday; stockpile is heavier. Unused photographs are a library, not a sample size.

Meaning

A lake used to store water; also a large supply of something.

Examples

• “A reservoir of unused stock shots does not fill an n cell.”
• “Store is everyday. Pool is a cousin. A library is comms. A cell is methods. Fill the cell; the library can wait.”

Good to know

A stored supply (water or other). Everyday: store. Photos ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

store

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