basin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ən/ (UK, US)
- [-n̩] (UK, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbeɪsɪn/ (UK, US)
- bā'sən (UK, US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *baskis Gaulish *baskisder. Latin bacca Vulgar Latin *baccinum Old French bacinbor. Middle English basyn English basin From Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum (“wide bowl”).
Meanings
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A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 13:5:What then, you will say, must a man sit with his chops and fingers up to the ears and knuckles in grease? No; let those who cannot eat without defiling themselves, step into another room, provided with basons and towels: but I think it would be better to institute schools, where youth may learn to eat their victuals, without daubing themselves, or giving offence to the eyes of one another.
1766, T[obias] Smollett, “Letter V”, in Travels through France and Italy. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], →OCLC:Everybody had washed before going to bed, apparently, and the bowls were ringed with a dark sediment which the hard, alkaline water had not dissolved. Shutting the door on this disorder, he turned back to the kitchen, took Mahailey’s tin basin, doused his face and head in cold water, and began to plaster down his wet hair.
1923, Willa Cather, One of Ours, Book One, Chapter 1:First, as you know, my house within the city Is richly furnished with plate and gold, Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands;
c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
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(obsolete) A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
A steaming basin of coffee or soup revived them greatly, and even having to decide which of these refreshments they would have, and helping themselves to bread, pulled them together a little.
1915, Sarah Broom Macnaughtan, chapter 7, in A Woman’s Diary of the War, New York: Dutton, published 1916, page 99:[…] Mr. John Knightley, ashamed of his ill-humour, was now all kindness and attention; and so particularly solicitous for the comfort of her father, as to seem—if not quite ready to join him in a basin of gruel—perfectly sensible of its being exceedingly wholesome […]
1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:1893, Gilbert Parker, “The March of the White Guard,” in Tavistock Tales, New York: Tait Sons & Co., p. 27, Gaspé Toujours is drinking a basin of tea, and Jeff Hyde is fitfully dozing by the fire.
They have a good basin of coffee or cocoa for breakfast […]
1826, George Wood, chapter 7, in The Subaltern Officer: A Narrative, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, page 109:He rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat alarmed at his own temerity: ¶ ‘Please, sir, I want some more.’
1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC:
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A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
This shortly brought them to a bewitching spring, whose basin was incrusted with a frostwork of glittering crystals […]
1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 31, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC:The fountains were plashing musically into marble and alabaster basins.
1891, Frederic Farrar, chapter 6, in Darkness at Dawn:There was a stone basin of clear but motionless water, and the heavy reddish-and-yellow arches went round the courtyard with warrior-like fatality, their bases in dark shadow.
1926, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 2, in The Plumed Serpent:
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An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake’s neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. […] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin covering about 9,800 square kilometers in northeastern North Dakota.
2012 January 14, Douglas Larson, “Runaway Devils Lake”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 23 May 2012, page 46:
- A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
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An enclosed or sheltered area of water where boats are moored, often equipped with piers, wharves, or docks.
‘Wondered if there was any chance of mooring my boat here. Basin’s pretty crowded.’ ‘Nope.’
1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bason | alternative | lexicographic | |
| basins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Badwater Basin · infiltration basin · oceanic basin · The Basin · interbasin · intrabasin · palaeobasin · basinful · sedimentary basin · basinward · basin cut · basinal · pudding-basin · basin of attraction · canal basin · basinlike · model basin · sugar basin · Foxe basin · macrobasin · metabasin · basin and range topography · pudding basin haircut · tidal basin · river basin · detention basin · subbasin · paleobasin · slop-basin · basinless · handbasin · Amazon Basin · multibasin · washbasin · catch-basin · retention basin · washhand-basin · recharge basin · Chad Basin · receiving basin · pudding basin · Judith Basin County · drainage basin · basinwide · catchment basin · Mediterranean basin · Tarim Basin · debris basin · ship model basin · retarding basin
Relateds
Basin in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Synonyms
Translations (222)
fi allas (wide bowl for washing) · fr bassine (wide bowl for washing) · it lavabo (wide bowl for washing) · ga báisín (wide bowl for washing) · pt bacia (wide bowl for washing) · tr leğen (wide bowl for washing) · ang ċēac (wide bowl for washing) · id wastafel (wide bowl for washing) · kk қазаншұңқыр (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ky кювета (wide bowl for washing) · ca conca (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · uk басе́йн (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · fi tekoallas (depression containing water) · el λεκάνη απορροής (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fi kulho (shallow bowl for a single serving) · ta படுகை (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · gd amar (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · de Einzugsbecken (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · tpi plet (wide bowl for washing) · eo drenbaseno (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · yah тос (wide bowl for washing) · nl stroomgebied (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · he אַגָּן (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · alt табак (wide bowl for washing) · nl bekken (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ja 盆地 (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · pt bacia (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · it conca (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · km អាងលាងសំអាត (wide bowl for washing) · kk шылапшын (wide bowl for washing) · th อ่าง (wide bowl for washing) · yi בעקן (wide bowl for washing) · ga duga (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · no servant (wide bowl for washing) · es palangana (wide bowl for washing) · ru водоём (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · it bacinella (wide bowl for washing) · crh havza (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · es cuenca (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · it lavacro (wide bowl for washing) · gl bacía (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · io baseno (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ka აუზი (wide bowl for washing) · fi allas (depression containing water) · rue лавор (wide bowl for washing) · ky таз (wide bowl for washing) · uga 𐎒𐎔𐎍 (wide bowl for washing) · eo baseno (wide bowl for washing) · id cekungan (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · luy ebeseni (wide bowl for washing) · uk таз (wide bowl for washing) · he אַגָּן (shallow bowl for a single serving) · et valgala (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · eo bovlo (shallow bowl for a single serving) · de Einzugsgebiet (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ga imchuach (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · mk мијалник (wide bowl for washing) · no nedbørfelt (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fr bassin (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · es jofaina (wide bowl for washing) · no vaskekum (wide bowl for washing) · ko 대야 (wide bowl for washing) · sv avrinningsområde (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fi allas (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · cs umyvadlo (wide bowl for washing) · kk жам (wide bowl for washing) · gd amar (wide bowl for washing) · mer karai (wide bowl for washing) · is vatnasvið (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fi valuma-alue (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ota قورنه (wide bowl for washing) · cop ⲙⲉⲣⲁⲛ (wide bowl for washing) · ky ванна (wide bowl for washing) · da bassin (wide bowl for washing) · kk кірлен (wide bowl for washing) · pt pia (wide bowl for washing) · ky раковина (wide bowl for washing) · tpi dis (wide bowl for washing) · br basin (wide bowl for washing) · br diazad (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · gd amar (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · he אַגָּן (depression containing water) · mi peihana (wide bowl for washing) · eu arroa (wide bowl for washing) · cmn 流域 (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fr bassin (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · lv bļoda (wide bowl for washing) · gl bacía (wide bowl for washing) · fr cuvette (wide bowl for washing) · ta கிண்ணம் (wide bowl for washing) · ky көлмө (wide bowl for washing) · ota ستیل (wide bowl for washing) · enm basyn (wide bowl for washing) · de Waschbecken (wide bowl for washing) · ms besen (wide bowl for washing) · tr havza (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · lo ຊາມ (wide bowl for washing) · es pileta (wide bowl for washing) · af bak (wide bowl for washing) · kk ләген (wide bowl for washing) · cmn 洗滌槽 /洗涤槽 (wide bowl for washing) · hy ավազան (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ja 盥 (wide bowl for washing) · arz حوض (wide bowl for washing) · vi chảo (wide bowl for washing) · tyz áng (wide bowl for washing) · nrf bachîn (wide bowl for washing) · ky кудукча (wide bowl for washing) · tl lababo (wide bowl for washing) · la alveus (wide bowl for washing) · ky тепши (wide bowl for washing) · eu arro (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ar حوض (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · it lavandino (wide bowl for washing) · ky резервуар (wide bowl for washing) · it bacino (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · kk дағара (wide bowl for washing) · ru резервуа́р (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · lv baseins (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · eo lavabo (wide bowl for washing) · et valgla (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · es lavabo (wide bowl for washing) · ota كاسه (shallow bowl for a single serving) · tk legen (wide bowl for washing) · mi kāraha (shallow bowl for a single serving) · ky илеген (wide bowl for washing) · az hövzə (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · eo lavujo (wide bowl for washing) · bg басе́йн (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ota طاس (shallow bowl for a single serving) · de Becken (wide bowl for washing) · wa vås (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · sv handfat (wide bowl for washing) · ky миска (wide bowl for washing) · he אַגָּן (wide bowl for washing) · luy ekarai (wide bowl for washing) · mk слив (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · eo baseno (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ht basen (wide bowl for washing) · yi ביט (wide bowl for washing) · ru резервуа́р (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ru умыва́льник (wide bowl for washing) · fa تشت (wide bowl for washing) · hy կոնք (wide bowl for washing) · sv tvättfat (wide bowl for washing) · la pelvis (wide bowl for washing) · ky бассейн (wide bowl for washing) · id cekungan (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · grc νιπτήρ (wide bowl for washing) · ru бассе́йн (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · fi allas (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ro chiuvetă (wide bowl for washing) · ca pica (wide bowl for washing) · hu medence (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · tr koy (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · ja 入り江 (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · la lābrum (wide bowl for washing) · uk басе́йн (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ky дагара (wide bowl for washing) · ja 流域 (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · sw karai (wide bowl for washing) · io baseno (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · ta குட்டை (depression containing water) · de Schüssel (shallow bowl for a single serving) · nn nedbørsfelt (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · tr tekne (wide bowl for washing) · ny beseni (wide bowl for washing) · da afvandingsområde (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · el νιπτήρας (wide bowl for washing) · vi bồn địa (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · it lavello (wide bowl for washing) · fr lavabo (wide bowl for washing) · fa لگن (wide bowl for washing) · ru котлова́н (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · it conca (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · cs mísa (shallow bowl for a single serving) · cs povodí (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ky котловина (wide bowl for washing) · eo flako (depression containing water) · ky чылапчын (wide bowl for washing) · ms lembangan (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ta பாறைப் படுகை (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · mi riu (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · alt бассейн (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · alt тас (wide bowl for washing) · wa bassén (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · kk шіләужін (wide bowl for washing) · mk лавабо́ (wide bowl for washing) · kk леген (wide bowl for washing) · ar طَشْت (wide bowl for washing) · tl palanggana (wide bowl for washing) · ota تكنه (wide bowl for washing) · fa لانجین (wide bowl for washing) · ca conca (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ky кудук (wide bowl for washing) · ht basin (wide bowl for washing) · gl bacía (depression containing water) · fi pesuvati (wide bowl for washing) · uz havza (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · kk самар (wide bowl for washing) · pl umywalka (wide bowl for washing) · ru бассе́йн (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · crh basseyn (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · ky табак (wide bowl for washing) · alt тӱӱлген суу (rock formation scooped out by water erosion) · io baseno (wide bowl for washing) · no balje (wide bowl for washing) · pl basen (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · es lavamanos (wide bowl for washing) · ru таз (wide bowl for washing) · gl pía (depression containing water) · ta நீர்ப்பிடிப்புப் பகுதி (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · eo pelvo (wide bowl for washing) · nl bassin (wide bowl for washing) · th อ่างล้างหน้า (wide bowl for washing) · nn nedslagsfelt (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · vi lưu vực (area of land that drains into a common outlet) · sw beseni (wide bowl for washing) · gl pía (wide bowl for washing) · kk ләгөн (wide bowl for washing) · fi pesuallas (wide bowl for washing) · bg умива́лник (wide bowl for washing)