noun
basin
BAYSN
noun
1
A wide, shallow bowl or fixed sink used for washing.
"She filled the basin with warm water and washed her hands."
2
An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
"The Amazon basin holds the largest rainforest on Earth."
3
A natural or artificial hollow that holds water.
"Rainwater collected in a basin at the foot of the hill."
How to Use Basin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA bowl for washing, or the wider land area a river drains.
Common pairings
river basin
wash basin
drainage basin
Word Forms
basined past tense, basinned past tense, basins plural, basins singular
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Etymology
From Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, "wide bowl."