basin
English Thesaurus
1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | vessel, |
definition | : | an object used as a container (especially for liquids) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | aspersorium, |
definition | : | the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bidet, |
definition | : | a basin for washing genitals and anal area (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | birdbath, |
definition | : | an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | emesis basin, |
definition | : | a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | laver, |
definition | : | (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | stoop, stoup, |
definition | : | basin for holy water (noun.artifact) |
2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | sink, |
definition | : | plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe (noun.artifact) |
3. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet (noun.location)
hyponym | : | detention basin, |
definition | : | a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | retention basin, |
definition | : | a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream (noun.location) |
4. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it (noun.object)
hyponym | : | cirque, corrie, cwm, |
definition | : | a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | saltpan, |
definition | : | a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | tidal basin, |
definition | : | a basin that is full of water at high tide (noun.object) |
5. the quantity that a basin will hold (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | containerful, |
definition | : | the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity) |
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