cistern
(noun) an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
cistern, water tank
(noun) a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
cisterna, cistern
(noun) a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cistern (plural cisterns)
A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
A cisterna.
The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.
• cinters, cretins, crinets, increst
Source: Wiktionary
Cis"tern, n. Etym: [OE. cisterne, OF. cisterne, F. cisterne, fr. L. cisterna, fr. cista box, chest. See Cist, and cf. chest.]
1. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer, or other liquids.
2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water. "The wide cisterns of the lakes." Blackmore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
