Definitions

basin

[bey-suhn] / ˈbeɪ sən /

NOUN

container or area where water is held

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bowl lagoon pan pool pot tub valley watershed

STRONG

bay concavity depression dip ewer gulf hole hollow sag sink sinkhole vessel washbasin washbowl

WEAK

sinkage

Antonyms

STRONG

increase rise solid

Example Sentences

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GEORGE'S BASIN; and two conspicuous islands in it were called ST.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

THE BASIN, OLD WATER-WORKS That the Philadelphia man should have accepted this responsibility, explains better than I could how high is the Philadelphia standard.

From Our Philadelphia by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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