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Definitions for Basin

[1] a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
[2] any container of similar shape, as the pan of a balance.
[3] the quantity held by such a container: We need another basin of water to dilute the mixture.
[4] a natural or artificial hollow place containing water.
[5] a partially enclosed, sheltered area along a shore, often partly man-made or dredged to a greater depth, where boats may be moored: a yacht basin.
[6] Geology . an area in which the strata dip from the margins toward a common center.
[7] Physical Geography . a hollow or depression in the earth's surface, wholly or partly surrounded by higher land: river basin. drainage basin.
[8] Botany . the depression in an apple, pear, or other pome at the end opposite the stem.
[9] a round container open and wide at the top with sides sloping inwards towards the bottom or base, esp one in which liquids are mixed or stored
[10] Also called: basinful the amount a basin will hold
[11] a washbasin or sink
[12] any partially enclosed or sheltered area where vessels may be moored or docked
[13] the catchment area of a particular river and its tributaries or of a lake or sea
[14] a depression in the earth's surface
[15] geology a part of the earth's surface consisting of rock strata that slope down to a common centre

Words related to Basin

pot, bowl, pan, lagoon, valley, pool, watershed, tub, gulf, bay, sag, hollow, ewer, concavity, sink, vessel, hole, sinkhole, dip, depression

Words nearby Basin

basilica, basilican, basilicata, basilisk, basilius, basin, basin range, basinet, basing point, basingstoke, basion

Origin of Basin

1175–1225; Middle English bacin < Old French < Late Latin bac(c)īnum (bacc(a ) water vessel, back3 + -īnum -ine1); perhaps further related in Latin to beaker

Other words from Basin

ba·sin·al , adjective
ba·sined , adjective
ba·sin·like , adjective
in·ter·ba·sin , adjective
sub·ba·sin , noun

Word origin for Basin

C13: from Old French bacin , from Late Latin bacchīnon , from Vulgar Latin bacca (unattested) container for water; related to Latin bāca berry

Synonyms for Basin

bowl, lagoon, pan, pool, pot, tub, valley, watershed, bay, concavity, depression, dip, ewer, gulf, hole, hollow, sag, sink, sinkhole, vessel, washbasin, washbowl, sinkage