DICTOMETER

BASIN

(basin, cuenca, tazón, basseng, bolle, fat, kum)

1. Synonyms:
   • Basin
   Definitions:
   • a bowl-shaped vessel
   • usually used for holding food or liquids
   Examples:
   • She mixed the dough in a large basin
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Basin
   • Basinful
   Definitions:
   • the quantity that a basin will hold
   Examples:
   • A basinful of water
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Basin
   Definitions:
   • a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
   Examples:
   • The basin of the Great Salt Lake
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • River basin
   • Basin
   • Watershed
   • Drainage basin
   • Catchment area
   • Catchment basin
   • Drainage area
   Definitions:
   • the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
   • an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
   Examples:
   • Flood control in the Missouri basin
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Washbasin
   • Basin
   • Washbowl
   • Washstand
   • Lavatory
   Definitions:
   • a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe
   • where you can wash your hands and face
   Examples:
   • He ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face