basin

1. A bowl-shaped vessel;
   Usually used for holding food or liquids (synset 102804691)
   "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
   is a type of: vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
   subtypes:

   • aspersorium - the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches
   • baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, font - bowl for baptismal water
   • bidet - a basin for washing genitals and anal area
   • birdbath - an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in
   • emesis basin - a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting
   • laver - (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
   • stoop, stoup - basin for holy water
   • handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
2. The quantity that a basin will hold (synset 113787226)
   "a basinful of water"
   is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
   same as: basinful
3. A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it (synset 109238344)
   "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
   is a type of: depression, natural depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
   subtypes:

   • cirque, corrie, cwm - a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
   • saltpan - a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake
   • tidal basin - a basin that is full of water at high tide
4. The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries;
   An area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet (synset 108536123)
   "flood control in the Missouri basin"
   is a type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   subtypes:

   • detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
   • retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
   same as: catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, watershed
5. A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe;
   Where you can wash your hands and face (synset 104561206)
   "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
   is a type of: sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
   same as: lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstand

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