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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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..
Laver :: Laver (n.) A vessel for washing; a large basin.
Basined :: Basined (a.) Inclosed in a basin.
Basin :: Basin (n.) A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay..
Washbowl :: Washbowl (n.) A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands, face, etc..
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..
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A basin or other vessel for washing in.
Pan :: Pan (n.) A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud..
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 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..
Basin :: Basin (n.) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake..
Stour :: Stoup (n.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup..
Bombasine :: Bombasine (n.) Same as Bombazine.
Bay Salt :: Bay salt () Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce..
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.) The quantity contained in a basin.
Atlantic :: Atlantic (a.) Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the Atlantic telegraph..
Cuvette :: Cuvette (n.) A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table..
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..
Debasingly :: Debasingly (adv.) In a manner to debase.
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