Definition of basin

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Basin (n.) A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay..

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Basing :: Basing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bas.
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A basin or other vessel for washing in.
Self-abasing :: Self-abasing (a.) Lowering or humbling one's self.
Bombasine :: Bombasine (n.) Same as Bombazine.
Gastornis :: Gastornis (n.) A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin.
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins..
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) The act of humbling or abasing one's self.
Park :: Park (n.) A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
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..
Fountain :: Fountain (n.) An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament..
Basin :: Basin (n.) The quantity contained in a basin.
Piscina :: Piscina (n.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels..
Debasing :: Debasing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Debas.
Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..
Catch-basin :: Catch-basin (n.) A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer..
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..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river..
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..
Debasingly :: Debasingly (adv.) In a manner to debase.
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