Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
basin
IPA transcription: [b'eɪsən]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
basin
Meaning:
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
Usage examples
You and I will have a nice basin of gruel together.
After the repast they brought me water in a basin, and all stood around me.
At last the Prince lifted his face up out of the basin, breathing very hard.
Around the wall, and facing the basin from all sides, stood six golden statues.
Then he mixed a lot of medicines in the basin and told Bumpo to dip his face in it.
When he came back and said that it was done, the Doctor asked Dab-Dab to bring a basin.
Turtles, or turtle eggs, are an object of very considerable trade throughout the Amazonian basin.
They went into the next room, and when the queen saw the basin of gold her face turned as white as ashes.
Therefore a deep basin was left, which is kept filled by the watershed furnished by the surrounding hills.
When the queen saw the huge basin full of silver treasure, her cheeks and her forehead flushed as red as fire.