basin
basin Lexical Profile
basin Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A wide, round, and open container, especially one used for holding liquids or for washing.
"She filled the porcelain basin with warm water and a few drops of lavender soap to wash her face."
A large natural depression in the Earth's surface, typically containing water or acting as the drainage area for a river system.
"The Amazon basin contains the largest continuous stretch of tropical rainforest in the world."
An enclosed or partially enclosed body of water where boats or ships can be moored safely.
"The yachts were safely anchored in the harbor basin before the severe storm arrived."
• Rhymes for basin
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'basin', derived from Old French 'bacin', and ultimately from Vulgar Latin '*baccinum', meaning a wide, shallow vessel.
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