Found 3 items, similar to basin.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: basin bajan, baskom, cekungan, wadah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: basin basin n 1: a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; “she mixed the dough in a large basin” 2: the quantity that a basin will hold; “a basinful of water” [syn: basinful] 3: a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; “the basin of the Great Salt Lake” 4: the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; “flood control in the Missouri basin” [syn: river basin ] 5: a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; “he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face” [syn: washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Basin Basin \Ba"sin\, n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity contained in a basin. [1913 Webster] 3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. [1913 Webster] 4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. --Pope [1913 Webster] 5. (Physical Geog.) (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. [1913 Webster] 6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. [1913 Webster]