ba ‧ sin /ˈbeɪs ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: bacin , from Late Latin bacchinon ]
1 . British English a round container attached to the wall in a bathroom, where you wash your hands and face SYN sink :
a wash basin
2 . a large bowl-shaped container for liquids or food:
Fill the basin with the cake mixture.
3 . ( also basinful /ˈbeɪs ə nfʊl/) the amount of liquid that a basin can contain:
a basin of hot water
4 . an area of land that is lower at the centre than at the edges, especially one from which water runs down into a river:
the Amazon basin
5 . a place where the Earth’s surface is lower than in other areas:
the Pacific Basin
⇨ ↑ pudding basin