Basin
Ba´sin
| 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 |
| 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" |