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basin
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- ASI
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
“she mixed the dough in a large basin”
noun
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”
noun
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”
noun
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”
noun
the quantity that a basin will hold
“a basinful of water”
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Example Sentences
she mixed the dough in a large basin
he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face
flood control in the Missouri basin
the basin of the Great Salt Lake
a basinful of water
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