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Noun
/ˈbāsən/,
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basins, plural;
  1. A bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having faucets connected to a water supply; a washbasin

  2. A wide, round open container, esp. one used for holding liquid

  3. A natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water
    • - the Indian Ocean basin
  4. The tract of country that is drained by a river and its tributaries or drains into a lake or sea
    • - the Amazon basin
    • - a drainage basin
  5. An enclosed area of water where vessels can be moored
    • - a yacht basin
  6. A circumscribed area within which the rock strata dip toward the center

  1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
  2. the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
  3. 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"
  4. river basin: 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"
  5. washbasin: 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"
  6. Basin is a chanson de geste about Charlemagne's childhood. While the Old French epic poem has been lost, the story has come down to us via a 13th century Norse prose version in the Karlamagnús saga.
  7. A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat lying strata. Structural basins are geological depressions, and are the inverse of domes. Some elongated structural basins are also known as synclines. ...
  8. A dock (from Dutch 'dok') is a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore. However, the exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language. ...
  9. Basin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baranów, within Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.
  10. Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town. ...
  11. Arapahoe Basin (A-Basin or simply, the Basin) is a renowned ski area for alpine skiing high in White River National Forest of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. ...
  12. A bowl for washing, often affixed to a wall; An area of water that drains into a river; A rock formation scooped out by water erosion
  13. A synclinal structure in the subsurface, once the bed of a prehistoric sea. Basins, composed of sedimentary rock, are regarded as good prospects for oil exploration.
  14. A narrow rim deep bowl, most often used domestically.
  15. For a young woman to dream of bathing in a basin, foretells her womanly graces will win her real friendships and elevations.
  16. In tectonics, a circular, syncline-like depression of strata. In sedimentology, the site of accumulation of a large thickness of sediments.
  17. The word Basin is used in French gardens (pronounced 'bass-an') to mean a geometrical pool of the type made in Baroque gardens.
  18. A depression in the earth’s crust in which sedimentary materials have accumulated over millions of years.  Basins may contain oil or gas reservoirs. ...
  19. A portion of a rice field bounded by levees.
  20. In geology this means a depression of large size which may be caused by erosion or earth movements. Often you can’t see a basin on the surface as it has become in-filled with other sediments.
  21. A large area of lower elevation than surrounding areas.
  22. natural depression or relatively low area enclosed by higher land (amphitheater, cirque, pit, sink).
  23. Landform. A low area of land surrounded by mountains or other higher lands. Desert basins often have a playa in the bottom.
  24. A dip in the earth’s crust usually filled or being filled with sediment. It is a basic concept in petroleum geology.
  25. The soil surface area, which drains into a network of rivers and/or streams