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| 1. | a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, esp. for washing. |
| 2. | any container of similar shape, as the pan of a balance. |
| 3. | the quantity held by such a container: We need another basin of water to dilute the mixture. |
| 4. | a natural or artificial hollow place containing water. |
| 5. | a partially enclosed, sheltered area along a shore, often partly man-made or dredged to a greater depth, where boats may be moored: a yacht basin. |
| 6. | Geology. an area in which the strata dip from the margins toward a common center. |
| 7. | Physical Geography.
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| 8. | Botany. the depression in an apple, pear, or other pome at the end opposite the stem. |
basin (bā'sĭn) Pronunciation Key
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