Definitions of basin [ˈbeɪ sən]

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Definition of 'basin'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) basin
a circular container with a greater width than depth, used chiefly to hold water for washing.

2.  basin
the quantity held by such a container.

3.  basin
a natural or artificial hollow place containing water.

4.  basin
a partially enclosed, sheltered area along a shore where boats may be moored:
a yacht basin.

5.  basin
a hollow or depression in the earth's surface.

6.  basin
an area in which rock strata dip inward toward a common center; a circular or elliptical syncline.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME bacin < OF < LL bac(c)īnum, der. of bacc(a) water vessel)

Definition of 'basin'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (noun) basin, basinful
the quantity that a basin will hold
"a basinful of water"

3. (noun) 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. (noun) river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area
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"

5. (noun) washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
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"

Definition of 'basin'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) basin
get/go back to basics
the hollow part of a sink
Fill the basin with water.

2. basin
an area of land lower in the middle than at the edges
the Delaware river basin

Definition of 'basin'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) basin
a hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses

2. (noun) basin
the quantity contained in a basin

3. (noun) basin
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. (noun) basin
a hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay

5. (noun) basin
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. (noun) basin
the entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake

7. (noun) basin
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

Translation of 'basin'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a bowl for washing oneself in a wash-hand basin.
Afrikaans: waskom	Arabic: حَوْض، طسْت	Bulgarian: леген
Brazilian: bacia	Czech: umyvadlo	German: das Waschbecken
Danish: vask; håndvask	Greek: λεκάνη, νιπτήρας	Spanish: palangana, jofaina
Estonian: pesukauss, valamu	Farsi: تشت؛ لگن	Finnish: allas
French: lavabo	Hebrew: גִיגִית, כּיוֹר רַחֲצָה	Hindi: चिलमची
Croatian: umivaonik, lavor	Hungarian: mosdókagyló	Indonesian: waskom
Icelandic: þvottaskál, vaskafat, vas	Italian: bacinella	Japanese: 洗面器
Korean: 대야, 세면대	Lithuanian: dubuo	Latvian: bļoda
Malay: singki	Dutch: wasbak	Norwegian: servant, vask
Polish: miednica	Persian: تشت؛ لگن	Pashto: تشت، كنډول، تغاره، ډنډوكى
Portuguese: bacia	Romanian: lighean	Russian: таз
Slovak: umývadlo	Slovenian: umivalnik	Serbian: lavor
Swedish: handfat	Thai: อ่างน้ำ	Turkish: leğen
Taiwanese: 水盆	Ukrainian: таз	Urdu: لگن ، چرمچی ، تسلہ
Vietnamese: chậu rửa	Chinese: 水盆
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