Basin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbeɪsn|
Brit.
|ˈbeɪs(ə)n|
noun
- a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
she mixed the dough in a large basin
- the quantity that a basin will holda basinful of water
- a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of itthe basin of the Great Salt Lake
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet (syn: watershed)flood control in the Missouri basin
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (syn: lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstand)he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Extra examples
She mixed the dough in a large basin.
Fill the basin with the cake mixture.
Each room I've stayed in has a cracked basin in the bathroom.
Georgia was bent over the basin, throwing up.
Word forms
noun
singular: basin
plural: basins
singular: basin
plural: basins
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