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The Meaning of basin
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(n.) A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
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(n.) The quantity contained in a basin.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake.
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(n.) 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.
Synonyms
washstand
,
river basin
,
washbowl
,
lavatory
,
drainage area
,
watershed
,
drainage basin
,
catchment basin
,
catchment area
,
washbasin
,
basinful
,
divide
,
landmark
,
turning point
,
water parting
,
bathroom
,
handbasin
,
wash-hand basin
,
lavabo
,
flush toilet
,
toilet
,
can
,
john
,
wash-hand stand
,
lav
,
privy
Rhymes
caisson
,
capsaicin
,
cayson
,
chaisson
,
chasen
,
chasten
,
clasen
,
freemason
,
grayson
,
gustaveson
,
hasten
,
jason
,
leysen
,
mason
,
salveson
,
spleisson
,
washbasin