Basin
31basin — n. 1) a river; tidal basin 2) a handbasin (BE), washbasin, wash hand (BE) basin * * * [ beɪs(ə)n] tidal basin wash hand (BE) basin washbasin a river a handbasin (BE) …
32basin */*/ — UK [ˈbeɪs(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms basin : singular basin plural basins 1) a large bowl fixed to the wall in a bathroom for washing your face and hands in 2) a round open container used for holding liquids or for storing or mixing… …
33basin — a) Drainage basin. b) A low area in the Earth s crust, of tectonic origin, in which sediments have accumulated. GG. c) (colloquial: western USA) A general term for the nearly level to gently sloping, bottom surface of an… …
34basin — /ˈbeɪsən / (say baysuhn) noun 1. a circular container of greater width than depth, contracting towards the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing. 2. a sink; washbasin. 3. a small circular container of… …
35basin — ba|sin [ beısn ] noun count ** 1. ) a large area of land whose surface water all flows into a particular river or lake: the Colorado River Basin a ) an enclosed area of water where boats can be kept b ) a large area of the Earth s surface that is …
36basin — [13] Basin comes via Old French bacin from medieval Latin *bacchinus, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *bacca ‘water vessel’, which may originally have been borrowed from Gaulish. The Old French diminutive bacinet produced English basinet ‘helmet’… …
37basin — noun 1) she poured water into the basin Syn: bowl, dish, pan; sink, washtub 2) a basin among low hills Syn: valley, hollow, dip, depression …
38basin — ba•sin [[t]ˈbeɪ sən[/t]] n. 1) a circular container with a greater width than depth, used chiefly to hold water for washing 2) the quantity held by such a container 3) a natural or artificial hollow place containing water 4) a partially enclosed …
39basin — [13] Basin comes via Old French bacin from medieval Latin *bacchinus, a derivative of Vulgar Latin *bacca ‘water vessel’, which may originally have been borrowed from Gaulish. The Old French diminutive bacinet produced English basinet ‘helmet’… …
40basin — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French bacin, from Late Latin bacchinon Date: 13th century 1. a. an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing b …
