basin
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- n a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
she mixed the dough in a large basin - n the quantity that a basin will hold
a basinful of water - n 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 - n the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
flood control in the Missouri basin - n 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
- The full extent of the Williston Basin's reserves will not be known until thousands of square miles, as yet untouched, are drilled.
- Sevastopol was lost, the Don basin was nearly lost, the Germans reached the Caucasus.
- The Powder River basin is a hot "play" in natural gas.