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Definition of Basin

1. Noun. A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids. "She mixed the dough in a large basin"

2. Noun. The quantity that a basin will hold. "A basinful of water"

3. 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"

4. Noun. The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet. "Flood control in the Missouri basin"

5. Noun. A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face. "He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"

Definition of Basin

1. n. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.

Definition of Basin

1. Noun. A bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall. ¹

2. Noun. (geography) An area of land from which water drains into a specific river. ¹

3. Noun. (geography) A rock formation scooped out by water erosion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Basin

1. a large bowl [n -S] : BASINAL, BASINED [adj]

Medical Definition of Basin

1. 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. 2. The quantity contained in a basin. 3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. 4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. 5. A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. 6. An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. Origin: OF. Bacin, F. Bassin, LL. Bacchinus, fr. Bacca a water vessel, fr. L. Bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. Fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basin

basilicas basilicok basilicon basilicons basilicus basiliomata basilisc basiliscs basiliscusfibrase basilisk

basilisks basiliximab basilolatry basilosaurus basils basin (current term) basin of attraction basinal basinasal basinasal line

basined basinet basinets basinful basinfuls basing basinlike basins basinwide basio-

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