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Quick definitions from WordNet (basin)
▸ noun: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids ("She mixed the dough in a large basin")
▸ noun: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it ("The basin of the Great Salt Lake")
▸ noun: the quantity that a basin will hold ("A basinful of water")
▸ noun: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face ("He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face")
▸ noun: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries ("Flood control in the Missouri basin")
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▸ noun: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids ("She mixed the dough in a large basin")
▸ noun: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it ("The basin of the Great Salt Lake")
▸ noun: the quantity that a basin will hold ("A basinful of water")
▸ noun: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face ("He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face")
▸ noun: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries ("Flood control in the Missouri basin")
▸ Also see basins
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to basin
▸ Usage examples for basin
▸ Idioms related to basin (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing basin
▸ Words that often appear near basin
▸ Rhymes of basin
▸ Invented words related to basin