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basin

/ˈbeɪsɪn/
noun

  1. A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall

    Similar: sink

  2. A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food

  3. A depression, natural or artificial, containing water

Synonymssink
verb

  1. To create a concavity or depression in.

  2. To serve as or become a basin.

  3. To shelter or enclose in a basin.

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