basin
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wallA wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
» She poured water into the basin.
Sie schüttete Wasser in das Becken.
Она налила воды в раковину.
Meaning
6 sensesA wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
Becken, Waschbecken
тазtaz, умыва́льникumyválʹnik
тазtaz
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
Einzugsgebiet, Einzugsbecken
бассе́йнbasséjn, резервуа́рrezervuár
басе́йнbaséjn
A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
бассе́йнbasséjn, котлова́нkotlován, резервуа́рrezervuár
басе́йнbaséjn
An enclosed or sheltered area of water where boats are moored, often equipped with piers, wharves, or docks.
(obsolete)A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
1893, Gilbert Parker, “The March of the White Guard,” in Tavistock Tales, New York: Tait Sons & Co., p. 27, Gaspé Toujours is drinking a basin of tea, and Jeff Hyde is fitfully dozing by the fire.
Schüssel
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
Examples
33 sentencesShe poured water into the basin.
ruОна налила воды в раковину.
deSie schüttete Wasser in das Becken.
Tom poured water into the basin.
ruТом налил воды в раковину.
The water in the basin has frozen solid.
ruВода в раковине превратилась в лёд.
Yanni bought a new basin mixer.
ruЯнни купил новый смеситель для раковины.
He is making the basin leak.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).
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Forms
plural: basinsSynonyms
12 synonyms- the quantity that a basin will hold:basinful
- a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face:washbasinwashbowlwashstandlavatory
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet:river basinwatersheddrainage basincatchment areacatchment basindrainage area