basin

noun

1. 1

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

   she mixed the dough in a large basin

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   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

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   the quantity that a basin will hold

   a basinful of water