Basin

n. bowl; valley

Basin may mean:Drainage basin, a hydrological basin or catchment basin, a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of waterTarim Basin, located in Xinjiang, China and is one of the largest drainage basins in the world.Sedimentary basin, a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent positive areasStructural basin, in geology, referring to the basin-shaped warping of underlying bedrock in a regionDepression (geology), a landform lower than the surrounding area, such as the Kalahari BasinOceanic basin, anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawaterA downdropped fault block, or graben, which fill with sedimentsWash basin, a bowl (vessel) designed to contain water for the purpose of cleaning hands and other minor ablutions; see also sinkAn emesis basin is a specific type of basinPudding basin, a kitchen utensil of a rounded internal form and wider at its open topBasin, or dock (maritime), used for the reception of boats, in which the water level is maintained; also called a tidal basin or canal basinBasin of attraction, in the mathematics of nonlinear systems
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Noun
1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) baptismal font, baptistry, baptistery, font
2. the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water"
(synonym) basinful
(hypernym) containerful
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"
(hypernym) natural depression, depression
(hyponym) cirque, corrie, cwm
4. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin"
(synonym) river basin
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
5. a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
(synonym) washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
(hypernym) sink

n. dimity, thin cotton fabric

n. press, media

n. bass, basso

v. step on, print, press, publish, raid, break into, attack suddenly, flood, come upon, weigh, catch, come on, flow, foray, impress, imprint, irrupt, jam, letter, sink, stamp, stencil, step, stomp, tread, tread on

n. beginnings, head, top, knob, heading, beginning, bow, chief, coconut, costard, leader, nob, noddle, off, outset, sconce