Definition of basin

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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..

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Basinet :: Basinet (n.) Same as Bascinet.
Laver :: Laver (n.) A vessel for washing; a large basin.
Labrum :: Labrum (n.) A lip or edge, as of a basin..
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..
Abasement :: Abasement (n.) The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation..
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..
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..
Piscina :: Piscina (n.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels..
Lecanomancy :: Lecanomancy (n.) divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought..
Park :: Park (n.) A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
Bason :: Bason (n.) A basin.
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..
Posnet :: Posnet (n.) A little basin; a porringer; a skillet.
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..
Debasing :: Debasing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Debas.
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin,.
Foyer :: Foyer (n.) The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
Cuvette :: Cuvette (n.) A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table..
Washstand :: Washstand (n.) A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person..
Crater :: Crater (n.) The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up..
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