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Defenition of the word basin

    • Defenition of the word basin

      • A bowl for washing hands, dishwashing or other purposes, often affixed to a wall.
      • An area of water that drains into a river.
      • A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
      • A natural depression in the surface of the land often covered with water (e.g. forming a lake).
      • A bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe.
      • a bowl-shaped vessel for holding liquids
      • a natural depression in the surface of the land with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
      • the quantity that a basin will hold
      • a concave shape with an open top
      • the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
      • a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
      • a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
      • a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
      • the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
      • a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

    Synonyms for the word basin

      • basinful
      • bowl
      • catchment area
      • catchment basin
      • drainage area
      • drainage basin
      • hand basin
      • lavatory
      • river basin
      • sink
      • trough
      • washbasin
      • washbowl
      • washstand
      • watershed

    Similar words in the basin

      • basin
      • basin's
      • basing
      • basins

    Hyponyms for the word basin

      • aspersorium
      • baptismal font
      • baptistery
      • baptistry
      • bidet
      • birdbath
      • cirque
      • corrie
      • cwm
      • detention basin
      • emesis basin
      • font
      • handbasin
      • lavabo
      • laver
      • retention basin
      • saltpan
      • stoop
      • stoup
      • tidal basin
      • wash-hand basin
      • washbasin
      • washbowl

    Hypernyms for the word basin

      • concave shape
      • concavity
      • containerful
      • depression
      • geographic area
      • geographic region
      • geographical area
      • geographical region
      • natural depression
      • sink
      • vessel

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