Dictionary entry details
• BASIN (noun)
Meaning:
A bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
she mixed the dough in a large basin
Hypernyms ("basin" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basin"):
aspersorium (the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches)
handbasin; lavabo; wash-hand basin; washbasin; washbowl (a basin for washing the hands ('wash-hand basin' is a British expression))
stoop; stoup (basin for holy water)
laver ((Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions)
emesis basin (a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting)
birdbath (an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in)
bidet (a basin for washing genitals and anal area)
baptismal font; baptistery; baptistry; font (bowl for baptismal water)
Meaning:
The quantity that a basin will hold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
basinful; basin
Context example:
a basinful of water
Hypernyms ("basin" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Meaning:
A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
the basin of the Great Salt Lake
Hypernyms ("basin" is a kind of...):
depression; natural depression (a sunken or depressed geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "basin"):
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)
Meaning:
The entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
river basin; basin
Context example:
flood control in the Missouri basin
Hypernyms ("basin" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meaning:
A bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
washbowl; washbasin; washstand; lavatory; basin
Context example:
he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
Hypernyms ("basin" is a kind of...):
sink (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)
