Synonyms: basin
Definition: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Usage: she mixed the dough in a large basin
Similar words: vessel
Definition: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Synonyms: lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstand, basin
Definition: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
Usage: he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Similar words: sink
Definition: plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
Synonyms: catchment area, catchment basin, basin, drainage area, drainage basin, watershed, river basin
Definition: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
Usage: flood control in the Missouri basin
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth
Synonyms: basin
Definition: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
Usage: the basin of the Great Salt Lake
Similar words: natural depression, depression
Definition: a sunken or depressed geological formation
Definition: the quantity that a basin will hold
Usage: a basinful of water
Similar words: containerful
Definition: the quantity that a container will hold