Main entry: basin
Definition: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Usage: she mixed the dough in a large basin
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Definition: the quantity that a basin will hold
Usage: a basinful of water