髖 — meaning in English

English meaning

• basin noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
• sump noun A pit or low point where liquid collects and drains away.

Senses

髖 is used for these senses in English:

• basin (geography) A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
• sump A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.

basin — full definition

1. noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
2. noun An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
3. noun A natural or artificial hollow that holds water.

sump — full definition

1. noun A pit or low point where liquid collects and drains away.
2. noun In a car engine, the reservoir at the bottom that holds the oil.

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