Basin

/bˈe‍ɪsən/

/ˈbeɪsən/

Basin

a fixed bathroom sink with running water, used for washing hands and face

synonyms : lavatory

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

the quantity that a basin will hold

synonyms : basinful

Examples

1. The pool was a round shape, like a large basin.

2. Then that basin dried up.

3. The basin is around 2,500 kilometers across.

4. So the basin is just like each side of that