1. A receptacle for water or other liquids; a reservoir; a place containing water.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• kisten,
• sisterin,
• sisten,
• sisterr,
• centern,
• sistern,
• cester,
• sisteen,
• vestern,
• eistein,
• listern,
• cirten,
• listean,
• disten,
• cistren,
• certern,
• cystern,
• disturn,
• chistern,
• isten

• sister,
• Coster,
• cistron,
• Cistrunk,
• cistercian,
• cisterna,
• caster,
• Casterline,
• listen,
• custer,
• stern.

The adjective form of the word "cistern" is "cisternal".

The plural of the "cistern" can be the "cisterns".

The singular of the "cistern" can be the "cistern".