basin
Meaning of basin
- a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin.
- a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid.
she poured water from the jug into the basin
- a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water.
the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills
Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container’, perhaps of Gaulish origin.
Information about basin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of basin is: basins.
- Languages in which basin is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of basin
basin
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- basin is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
basin synonyms
Meaning basinful:
Meaning washbasin:
washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
Meaning a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid:
Meaning a shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food:
Meaning a hollow in the ground in which water may collect or in which a deposit of salt remains after water has evaporated:
Meaning a rounded or cylindrical container, typically of metal, used for cooking:
Meaning an object for holding or transporting something:
Meaning a hollow object used to contain something:
Meaning a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask:
Meaning a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it:
Meaning a hole or depression in something:
Meaning a ravine formed by the action of water:
Meaning a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it:
Meaning a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides:
Meaning a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress:
Meaning a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas:
Meaning a brief downward slope followed by an upward one:
Meaning a sunken place or hollow on a surface:
Meaning the state or quality of being concave:
Meaning a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of:
Translation of basin
- Italian: bacino, lavabo, lavandino, lavello, conca
- Spanish: palangana, lavabo, lavamanos, cuenca
- French: lavabo, bassin
- German: Becken
- Portuguese: bacia, pia
Anagrams of basin
Bains, Nabis, nabis, Sabin, sabin
Words that rhyme with basin
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