tank

Holds liquid, heavy

One kind of tank is a container for storage or holding of liquid or gas (septic tank, fish tank).

Another tank is a military vehicle designed to deliver and withstand heavy attack.

A think tank is a figurative container for thinkers to come up with new ideas.

When something tanks, it is always bad news: it fails, falls into a worse condition, loses, or declines rapidly: The economy tanked due to stock manipulation.

container

reservoir

Large water storage basin

  • cisternWater storage chamber
  • vatLarge liquid container
  • drumStruck percussion cylinder

barrel · canister · storage · fuel · water · propane · septic · holding · capacity · gallons

military

turret

Protruding fortified structure

gunner · commander · hatch · battlefield · infantry · platoon · combat · artillery · camouflage · Bradley

aquarium

fish

Gilled aquatic vertebrate

gravel · aquascaping · planted · reef · tropical · freshwater · marine · lighting · substrate · bubbles

diving

cylinder

Circular-based solid form

  • regulatorDevice maintaining steady output
  • BCDDecimal-to-binary number format
  • wetsuitInsulating garment for water

air · oxygen · nitrox · pressure · valve · backplate · harness · manifold · rebreather · fins

apparel

top

Uppermost part or surface

fitted · layering · undershirt · athletic · cotton · cropped · racerback · camisole · muscle · wifebeater

slang

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

hammered · smashed · inebriated · sloshed · bombed · blitzed · loaded · soused · trashed · blotto

Categories
Opposites
performance/success

tanksucceed

Achieve a desired aim

thrive · flourish · triumph · prosper · excel

military vehicle type

tankinfantry

Ground combat troops

fighter jet · drone · helicopter · cavalry · warship

container size/capacity

tankvial

Small glass liquid holder

thimble · cup · bottle · flask · jug

Phrases
Family

tanks, tanked, tanker, tankard, tanking, tankful, tankers, septic tank, tankini

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G