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a bowl-shaped vessel
usually used for holding food or liquids
e.g. she mixed the dough in a large basin
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a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe
where you can wash your hands and face
e.g. he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Synonym: washbasin washbowl washstand lavatory
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the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
e.g. flood control in the Missouri basin
Synonym: river basin watershed drainage basin catchment area catchment basin drainage area
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a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
e.g. the basin of the Great Salt Lake
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the quantity that a basin will hold
e.g. a basinful of water
Synonym: basinful