basin

The word “basin” means a wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing. In plain terms, a bowl for washing, or the wider land area a river drains.

“Basin” is pronounced BAYSN (/ˈbeɪs(ə)n/ in IPA).

Here is “basin” used in a sentence: “She filled the basin with warm water and washed her hands.”

“Basin” is a noun.

The word “basin” comes from Vulgar Latin. From Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, "wide bowl.".

“Basin” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Basin” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.

A sink is a fixed fixture plumbed in with taps and a drain, while a basin can be any wide, shallow bowl used for washing, whether fixed or portable. In British English, "basin" or "washbasin" usually refers to the bathroom fixture, whereas American English tends to call both kitchen and bathroom fixtures a "sink."

A river basin is the area of land drained by a river and its tributaries: any rain or snow that falls within it eventually flows toward that river. The Amazon Basin, the largest in the world, is a well-known example.

A valley is a low, usually elongated stretch of land between hills or mountains, typically carved by a river or glacier. A basin is a natural or artificial hollow that holds or collects water, and in landscape terms it is often bowl-shaped and may be enclosed on all sides rather than open at each end.

A bowl is a general-purpose round container, most often associated with food, while a basin is typically wider and shallower and associated with washing or holding water. Basin also carries geographic senses — a hollow in the land or the area drained by a river — that bowl does not share.