[ˈbeɪsn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin

- a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquid
(e.g: she poured water from the jug into the basin)

- a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water
(e.g: the loch is cupped in a shallow basin among low hills)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca ‘water container’, perhaps of Gaulish origin