Definition of basin

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Basin (n.) A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc..

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Debasement :: Debasement (n.) The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
Rim :: Rim (n.) The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin..
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Dock :: Dock (n.) An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
Basin :: Basin (n.) The quantity contained in a basin.
Basinet :: Basinet (n.) Same as Bascinet.
Basin :: Basin (n.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields..
Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..
Gastornis :: Gastornis (n.) A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin.
Debasingly :: Debasingly (adv.) In a manner to debase.
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop..
Continent :: Continent (a.) One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay..
Posnet :: Posnet (n.) A little basin; a porringer; a skillet.
Thinolite :: Thinolite (n.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada..
Self-abasing :: Self-abasing (a.) Lowering or humbling one's self.
Watershed :: Watershed (n.) The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them; the natural boundary of a basin.
Bason :: Bason (n.) A basin.
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,.
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