- a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids;
"she mixed the dough in a large basin"
- the quantity that a basin will hold;
"a basinful of water"
- a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it;
"the basin of the Great Salt Lake"
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet;
"flood control in the Missouri basin"
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face;
"he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
