cistern 
cis·tern (sis′tərn)
noun
- a large receptacle for storing water; esp., a tank, usually underground, in which rain water is collected for use
- Anat. a sac or cavity containing a natural body fluid
Etymology: ME cisterne > OFr < L cisterna, reservoir for water < cista, chest
Converse of object
- conceal: There is also a wall hung pan with concealed cistern.
- flush: Dual flush The cistern offers the option of a water saving or full volume flush.
- fill: In the corner of the room there is an iron cistern filled with water.
- include: Hidden behind walls and tiles, Geberit Duofix supports wall hung sanitaryware and includes an integral cistern.
- have: The building has a cistern that holds approximately 30,000 gallons of rain water.
Adjective modifier
- flush: If you have a dual flush cistern, use the shorter flush whenever possible.
- broken: All intellectual attempts on my part have proved themselves to be but broken cisterns.
- underground: The ruins opposite the main gate were the garrison's quarters, and 3 underground cisterns kept the castle supplied with water.
- dual: If you have a dual flush cistern, use the shorter flush whenever possible.
- cold: The mixer shower uses cold water from the hot water tank and cold water from the cold water cistern in the loft.
- huge: Note to the right the stone wall which is one end of a huge cistern which supplied water to the whole complex.
Modifies a noun
- device: Are all lavatories fitted with low volume cisterns or cistern displacement devices?
- water: The release of these metals in the distribution system was not related to the corrosiveness of the cistern water.
- system: You can enter the cistern system through a small doorway to view the central chambers ( below right ).
Noun used with modifier
- lavatory: There then follows the title sequence proper for The Filth, which features Inspector Drury collecting a bribe hidden in a lavatory cistern.
- toilet: A water saving device in your toilet cistern can save up to a liter of water with every flush.
- WC: There appears to be a leak two thirds of the way up the WC cistern in the bathroom?
- storage: Close the cold supply from the storage cistern in the attic to the hot water cylinder.
- iron: In the corner of the room there is an iron cistern filled with water.
- expansion: With an open vent system, this is done by adding to the feed and expansion cistern.
Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because theyare few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low: Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and mournersgo about the streets: Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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