basin
Noun
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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)
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The quantity that a basin will hold (synset 113787226)
"a basinful of water"is a type of: containerful - the quantity that a container will holdsame as: basinful
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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 formationsubtypes:
- 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
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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 Earthsubtypes:- 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
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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
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