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basin
has definitions from the fields of geography,geology
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[ noun ] a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Examples "she mixed the dough in a large basin" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He improvised as he went_along , completing a life-size clay figure , then bought yards of an inexpensive material from a draper , wet the lightweight cloth in a basin and covered it over with clay that Argiento brought from the bank of the Tiber , to the consistency of thick mud . Related terms vessel birdbath emesis_basin laver bidet stoup washbasin baptismal_font |
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[ noun ] the quantity that a basin will hold
Synonyms Examples "a basin of water" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geology,geography) a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
Examples "the basin of the Great Salt Lake" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
Synonyms Examples "flood control in the Missouri basin" Related terms |
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