Definition of Basin

Noun

  • 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"
  • 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"
    - river basin - drainage basin - catchment area - catchment basin - drainage area
  • 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"
  • the quantity that a basin will hold
    "a basinful of water"
  • a bowl-shaped vessel
    usually used for holding food or liquids
    "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
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Unscramble basin

45 unscramble word found using the letters basin.
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