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Basin : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and
for various other uses.
2. The quantity contained in a basin.
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.
4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for
ships, a little bay.
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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Basin : Bundesweites Alternatives Studentisches InformationsNetzwerk (WWW,
org.)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Basin, WY (town, FIPS 5320)
Location: 44.37958 N, 108.04247 W
Population (1990): 1180 (551 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 82410
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Basin : or Bason. (1.) A trough or laver (Heb. aggan') for washing (Ex.
24:6); rendered also "goblet" (Cant. 7:2) and "cups" (Isa.
22:24).
(2.) A covered dish or urn (Heb. k'for) among the vessels of
the temple (1 Chr. 28:17; Ezra 1:10; 8:27).
(3.) A vase (Heb. mizrak) from which to sprinkle anything. A
metallic vessel; sometimes rendered "bowl" (Amos 6:6; Zech.
9:15). The vessels of the tabernacle were of brass (Ex. 27:3),
while those of the temple were of gold (2 Chr. 4:8).
(4.) A utensil (Heb. saph) for holding the blood of the
victims (Ex. 12:22); also a basin for domestic purposes (2 Sam.
17:28).
The various vessels spoken of by the names "basin, bowl,
charger, cup, and dish," cannot now be accurately distinguished.
The basin in which our Lord washed the disciples' feet (John
13:5) must have been larger and deeper than the hand-basin.
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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