basin
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(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel for holding liquids |
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Related Words: baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry, bidet, birdbath, font, handbasin, lavabo, laver, stoop, stoup, vessel, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl |
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(noun) a natural depression in the surface of the land with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake" |
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Related Words: cirque, corrie, cwm, depression, natural depression, saltpan, tidal basin |
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(noun) the quantity that a basin will hold |
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Synonyms: basinful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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(noun) a concave shape with an open top |
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Synonyms: bowl, trough |
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Related Words: concave shape, concavity |
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(noun) the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin" |
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Synonyms: river basin |
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Related Words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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