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basin

/ˈbeɪsɪn/

An illustration for basin

noun1 of 2

a sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face

  • “We use basins to hold water and food.”Tatoeba
  • “Put some sugar in the basin.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To create a concavity or depression in.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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