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BASIN
basin
(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; “she mixed the dough in a large basin”
washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory
(noun) a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; “he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face”
basin
(noun) 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”
basin, basinful
(noun) the quantity that a basin will hold; “a basinful of water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
basin (plural basins)
a wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall
Synonym: sink
(obsolete) a shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food
a depression, natural or artificial, containing water
(geography) an area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin
(geography) a rock formation scooped out by water erosion
Verb
basin (third-person singular simple present basins, present participle basinning or (US) basining, simple past and past participle basinned or (US) basined)
To create a concavity or depression in.
To serve as or become a basin.
To shelter or enclose in a basin.
Anagrams
• Bains, Bians, IBANs, Ibans, Nabis, Sabin, bains, nabis, naibs, nisab, nisba, sabin
Proper noun
Basin
A census-designated place in Montana
A town, the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Anagrams
• Bains, Bians, IBANs, Ibans, Nabis, Sabin, bains, nabis, naibs, nisab, nisba, sabin
Source: Wiktionary
Ba"sin, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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