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allas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basin noun A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
  • bowl noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  • chamber noun A room, especially a formal or private one, such as in a palace, court, or legislative building.
  • Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
  • pond noun A small body of still water, smaller than a lake, whether natural or artificial.
  • pool noun A small body of still water, or a purpose-built structure for swimming.
  • reservoir noun A natural or artificial lake used to store water for supply.
  • tank noun A large container built to hold a liquid or gas.

Senses

allas is used for these senses in English:

  • basin A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
  • basin A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
  • basin (geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
  • 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.
  • bowl The round hollow part of anything.
  • chamber Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
  • pond An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
  • pool Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

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.

bowl — full definition

  1. noun A round, open container used to hold or serve food such as soup, salad, or cereal.
  2. noun A major American football championship game or one of several season-ending postseason games.
  3. verb In cricket, to throw or deliver the ball toward the batsman according to the rules of the game.

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