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Meaning of 'basin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Basin [ n.]
- A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
- The quantity contained in a basin.
- 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.
- A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'basin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . basin [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quantity that a basin will hold
Example in sentence:
  • a basinful of water
Meaning (2):
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Example in sentence:
  • flood control in the Missouri basin
Meaning (3):
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
Example in sentence:
  • he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Meaning (4):
- a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Example in sentence:
  • she mixed the dough in a large basin
Meaning (5):
- a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
Example in sentence:
  • the basin of the Great Salt Lake

Nearby Words:

bas-relief basal basal-nerved basalt basaltic basaltiform basaltoid basan basanite basbleu

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