Basin

n.	1.
	1.	A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses.
	2.	The quantity contained in a basin.
	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.
	4.	A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay.
	5.	(Physical Geog.) 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.
	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.

Noun	1.	basin - a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
	2.	basin - the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water" Synonyms: basinful
	3.	basin - 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.	basin - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" Synonyms: river basin
	5.	basin - a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" Synonyms: washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory

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