basin

/ˈbeɪsɪn/

noun

  1. 1

    A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall

  2. 2

    A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food

  3. 3

    A depression, natural or artificial, containing water

  4. 4

    An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin

  5. 5

    A rock formation scooped out by water erosion

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To create a concavity or depression in.

  2. 2

    To serve as or become a basin.

  3. 3

    To shelter or enclose in a basin.

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