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Meaning of basin

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

basin

Pronunciation:/ˈbeɪsɪn//ˈbeɪsɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall

    Synonyms:sink
  2. A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food

  3. A depression, natural or artificial, containing water

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

verb

Definitions

  1. To create a concavity or depression in.

  2. To serve as or become a basin.

  3. To shelter or enclose in a basin.