BASIN
What does "BASIN" mean?
A bowl-shaped container for liquid, or a large natural hollow that holds water.
Meanings
- A wide, shallow round vessel for holding water, especially for washing. He filled the basin and washed the grit from his hands.
- A region drained by a river and its tributaries; a drainage basin. The Amazon basin spans several countries. technical
- A natural depression in the Earth's surface, often holding a lake or sea. The ocean basin sank to depths of several kilometres. technical
- A sheltered area of water, as a harbour or dock for boats. The yachts moored in the marina's inner basin.
Word origin
From Old French 'bacin', from Late Latin 'baccinum', a wide bowl or jug, possibly from Gaulish 'bacca'; the geographic senses extend the bowl shape to the land.
Remember it
A BASIN is a bowl - whether it's at your sink or holding a whole river. Picture a giant bowl scooped into the land.
A little poem
Whether sink or sea-
a basin is just the Earth
learning how to hold.
haiku
Wordplay
- Geographers and plumbers both work with basins - one drains a continent, one drains your sink, and both hate a clog.
What it teaches
Bowl or continent, a basin does one thing: it gives the water somewhere to gather and stay.
Quick facts
What does BASIN mean?
A bowl-shaped container for liquid, or a large natural hollow that holds water.
Is BASIN a valid word?
Yes — BASIN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BASIN?
BASIN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does BASIN come from?
From Old French 'bacin', from Late Latin 'baccinum', a wide bowl or jug, possibly from Gaulish 'bacca'; the geographic senses extend the bowl shape to the land.
What can BASIN teach us?
Bowl or continent, a basin does one thing: it gives the water somewhere to gather and stay.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.