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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids;
- Example: "she mixed the dough in a large basin"

2. the quantity that a basin will hold;
- Example: "a basinful of water"
[syn: basin, basinful]

3. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it;
- Example: "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"

4. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet;
- Example: "flood control in the Missouri basin"
[syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area]

5. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face;
- Example: "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
[syn: washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Basin \Ba"sin\, n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr.
   bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the
   round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and
      for various other uses.
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   2. The quantity contained in a basin.
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   3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in
      the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders
      for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat
      into shape, etc.
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   4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for
      ships, a little bay. --Pope
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   5. (Physical Geog.)
      (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the
          surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is
          generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.
      (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or
          sloping towards a sea or lake.
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   6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation,
      particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides,
      toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal
      formations, called coal basins or coal fields.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

basin
    n 1: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or
         liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
    2: the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
       [syn: basin, basinful]
    3: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a
       lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
    4: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its
       tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being
       conveyed to the same outlet; "flood control in the Missouri
       basin" [syn: river basin, basin, watershed, drainage
       basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area]
    5: a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected
       to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your
       hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed
       it on his face" [syn: washbasin, basin, washbowl,
       washstand, lavatory]