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basin

noun /beɪsən/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 9
Definitions
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

the quantity that a basin will hold

“a basinful of water”

noun

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

“she mixed the dough in a large 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”

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